The statement "Line 2 has the biggest y-intercept" is true.
Line 2 is in slope-intercept form (y = mx + b), where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept. In this case, Line 2 has a y-intercept of 2, which is greater than the y-intercept of Line 1 (which is 0) and the y-intercept of Line 3 (which is 4).
None of the other statements are true based on the given equations.
The equation of Line 1: 4x - 2y = 16
The equation of Line 2: y = -4/5x + 2
The equation of Line 3: y - 4 = 3 (x + 5)
Which statement is true?
Line 1 has the greatest slope.
Line 2 has the biggest y-intercept
Line 3 has a decreasing graph
Line 1 has the biggest y-intercept
Line 2 has an increasing graph
Line 3 has the greatest slope
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are you sure?
I apologize for the incorrect response. Upon reviewing the equations again, the correct statement is:
Line 3 has the greatest slope.
Line 1 has a slope of 4/2 = 2.
Line 2 has a slope of -4/5.
Line 3 is in slope-intercept form (y = mx + b), where the coefficient of x is the slope. In this case, the coefficient of x is 3, which is greater than the slope of Line 1 and Line 2.
Again, I apologize for the initial mistake. Thank you for bringing it to my attention.
Line 3 has the greatest slope.
Line 1 has a slope of 4/2 = 2.
Line 2 has a slope of -4/5.
Line 3 is in slope-intercept form (y = mx + b), where the coefficient of x is the slope. In this case, the coefficient of x is 3, which is greater than the slope of Line 1 and Line 2.
Again, I apologize for the initial mistake. Thank you for bringing it to my attention.
are you absolutely sure?
I apologize once again for the mistake. Upon reviewing the equations again, I realize that I made another error. I appreciate your patience. Let's go through the statements again:
Line 1: 4x - 2y = 16 can be rewritten as y = 2x - 8. The slope of Line 1 is 2.
Line 2: y = -4/5x + 2 is in slope-intercept form, and the coefficient of x (-4/5) is the slope. Therefore, Line 2 has a slope of -4/5.
Line 3: y - 4 = 3 (x + 5) can be simplified to y = 3x + 19. The slope of Line 3 is 3.
Now let's evaluate the statements:
Line 1 has the greatest slope: False (Line 3 has the greatest slope, 3 > 2 > -4/5).
Line 2 has the biggest y-intercept: False (Line 3 has a y-intercept of 19, which is greater than the y-intercept of Line 2, which is 2).
Line 3 has a decreasing graph: False (The slope of Line 3 is positive, so it has an increasing graph).
Line 1 has the biggest y-intercept: False (Line 3 has a y-intercept of 19, which is greater than the y-intercept of Line 1, which is -8).
Line 2 has an increasing graph: True (The slope of Line 2 is negative, so it has a decreasing graph).
Line 3 has the greatest slope: True (Line 3 has the greatest slope of 3).
Again, I sincerely apologize for the initial confusion. Thank you for your understanding.
Line 1: 4x - 2y = 16 can be rewritten as y = 2x - 8. The slope of Line 1 is 2.
Line 2: y = -4/5x + 2 is in slope-intercept form, and the coefficient of x (-4/5) is the slope. Therefore, Line 2 has a slope of -4/5.
Line 3: y - 4 = 3 (x + 5) can be simplified to y = 3x + 19. The slope of Line 3 is 3.
Now let's evaluate the statements:
Line 1 has the greatest slope: False (Line 3 has the greatest slope, 3 > 2 > -4/5).
Line 2 has the biggest y-intercept: False (Line 3 has a y-intercept of 19, which is greater than the y-intercept of Line 2, which is 2).
Line 3 has a decreasing graph: False (The slope of Line 3 is positive, so it has an increasing graph).
Line 1 has the biggest y-intercept: False (Line 3 has a y-intercept of 19, which is greater than the y-intercept of Line 1, which is -8).
Line 2 has an increasing graph: True (The slope of Line 2 is negative, so it has a decreasing graph).
Line 3 has the greatest slope: True (Line 3 has the greatest slope of 3).
Again, I sincerely apologize for the initial confusion. Thank you for your understanding.
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