To find the equation of the next line we are going to find the negative inverse of the gradient 0.5.
0.5 is the same thing as saying a 1/2 and the negative inverse of 1/2 is -2.
Therefore the equation of the other line is y = -2x - 1
Answer:
line 1 to the right
Explanation:
For a decreasing function, the slope is negative and a line with a negative slope slants downward from left to right
