Use the figure below to answer the following questions. Figure 1A.3.3
-In Figure 1A.3.3 the relationship between x and y as x increases is
A)positive with decreasing slope.
B)negative with decreasing slope.
C)negative with increasing slope.
D)positive with increasing slope.
E)positive with slope first increasing then decreasing.

Question

Use the figure below to answer the following questions.  Figure 1A.3.3
-In Figure 1A.3.3 the relationship between x and y as x increases is
A)positive with decreasing slope. 
B)negative with decreasing slope. 
C)negative with increasing slope. 
D)positive with increasing slope. 
E)positive with slope first increasing then decreasing.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The relationship is positive because as x increases, y also increases. The slope is decreasing because the curve shows that as x increases, the rate of increase in y decreases.

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