The statement is incorrect because an inverse relationship between y and x would imply that the graph would be a downward curved graph whose slope changes rather than linear which has constant slope (see image).

Best to express this situation as:
There is a linear relationship between y and x with a negative constant slope. The keyword here is constant since the slope is the same in a linear relationship

Step-by-step explanation:

An inverse relationship exists between y and x when y is proportional to the reciprocal of y

This would be expressed in the form $y$ ∝ $\frac{1}{x}$

As x decreases , y increases or vice-versa. It is often expressed in equation form as $y=\frac{k}{x}$ or $y = kx^{-1}$ where k is a constant and whose graph is curved in nature. The slope is changing for the range of x values not constant as would be the case for a linear graph

All we can say about the data is that there is a linear relationship between y and x with a negative constant slope

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2 years ago

Write two numbers that multiply to the value on top and add to the<br> value on bottom.

Airida [17]

I think the answer is 2 and -15. Because 2 times - 15 is -30 and 2 and -15 can be added to -1.

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3 years ago