COMEDK2023Evening ShiftMathematicsStraight LinesActual
What can be said regarding a line if its slope is negative?
Options
- Ais an obtuse angle
- Bis equal to zero
- Cis an acute angle
- DEither the line is x axis or it is parallel to the x axis
Correct answer
A. is an obtuse angle
Step-by-step solution
The slope m of a line is defined as m = , where is the angle of inclination of the line with the positive direction of the x -axis, such that 0 Given that the slope m is negative, we have In the interval [0, ) , the tangent function is negative only when lies in the second quadrant, which corresponds to 2 An angle in the range 2 Answer: is an obtuse angle