Use the Following Figure to Answer the Questions: Figure 1

question 22

Multiple Choice

Use the following figure to answer the questions: Figure 1.9
-as you move up the curve from point J toward point M,the slope

• A)Increases.
• B)Remains constant.
• C)Decreases.
• D) Becomes negative.

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