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The equation of a line is y = a*x + b

a is the slope, and b is the y-intersect.
After analyzing the graph, you can deduce that, a<0 and b>0.

So, A is the correct answer.
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For x=0 , y must be positive.
Only Answer choice A complies.

Answer is A.
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The line depicted shows a negative slope first of all. So D and E are eliminated (because D has a slope of 0 and E has a slope of infinity).

Next thing to note is that line depicted cuts both x and y axis at positive sides. Thus both x intercept and y intercept of given line are positive.
B and C both have a negative y-intercept so they are also eliminated.

Hence A answer
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put some dummy values and check which eq satisfies .
Here point to be noted is when x=0 y=+ , when y=0 x=+

Only A satisfies that
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OA: A

Slope should be negative and y-intercept should be +ve. A is the only one that provides us with both the conditions. Line m passes through a +ve Y axis in the diagram and will never intersect the Y-axis again.
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OA:A

Convert the equation of the line in intercept form
Only option A i.e \(6y + 6x = 7\) gives positive intercept on x axis and y axis . Graph shows line m having positive x and y intercepts.
\(\frac{y}{\frac{7}{6}}+\frac{x}{\frac{7}{6}}=1\)
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Which of the following could be the equation of line m?
(A) 6y + 6x = 7
(B) 3y = -4x - 3
(C) 5y + 10 = -4x
(D) y = 2
(E) x = -2

First off, we can eliminate answer choice D, since y = 2 is the equation of a HORIZONTAL line, and the given line is NOT horizontal.
Next, we can eliminate answer choice E, since x = -2 is the equation of a VERTICAL line, and the given line is NOT vertical.

Now notice that line m has a POSITIVE y-intercept.
In other words, when x = 0, y is some positive number.

Take the remaining answer choices and replace x with 0, and then find the corresponding y-value.

(A) 6y + 6(0) = 7
Simplify: 6y = 7
Solve: y = 7/6.
Since y is positive, we can keep A

(B) 3y = -4(0) - 3
Simplify: 3y = -3
Solve: y = -1
Since y is negative, we'll ELIMINATE B

(C) 5y + 10 = -4(0)
Simplify: 5y + 10 = 0
Solve: y = -2
Since y is negative, we'll ELIMINATE D

By the process of elimination, the correct answer is A

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