Which expression represents the positive slope of a line?

Question

A- 1-(-2) / 0-2

B- -2 - (-2)/ 1- (-2)

C- 6-2/ 3-1

D- 3-2/ 2-5

 Is it B or C I am not sure.

Answer 1

Hi Aya, for the slope to be positive, the fraction a/b must be positive.

 

A. has a + in the numerator and a - in the denominator

 

B has zero in the numerator and a + in the denominator

 

C. has + in the numerator and a + in the denominator

 

D. has a + in the numerator and a - in the denominator

 

Which results in a positive value?

 

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