On a number line, a number, b, is located the same distance from 0 as another number, a, but in the opposite direction The number b varies directly with the number a. For example b= 2 when a = -2
-2. Which equation represents this
direct variation between a and b?
Obra
O b = a
Ob-a= 0
Ob(-a) = 0

b = -a

Step-by-step explanation:

We know that:

On a number line, the distance between 0 and b is the same distance that between 0 and a (but b and a are in opposite sides of zero).

And we know that, for example, when:

b = 2,  a = -2

Remember that the distance between two values is given by:

|n - m|

Then the distance between 0 and b is:

|0 - b|

and the distance between 0 and a is:

|0 - a|

we have:

|-b| = |-a|

|b| = |a|

But the numbers are in opposite sides of the zero, so one must be positive and the other negative, then we can conclude that:

b = -a

or

-b = a

(these are equivalent)

Then the correct option is the first option:

b = -a

1. x> -5

2. x< 8

step-by-step explanation:

1. 2x> -10

divide by 2 from both sides of equation.

2x/2> -10/2

simplify, to find the answer.

-10/2=-5

x> -5 is the correct answer.

2. 3x< 24

divide by 3 from both sides of equation.

3x/3< 24/3

simplify, to find the answer.

24/3=8

x< 8 is the correct answer.

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