Determine the Slope and Y-Intercept of the Function $$F ( x ) = - \frac { 1 } { 4 } x$$

question 191

Multiple Choice

Determine the slope and y-intercept of the function.
- $$F ( x ) = - \frac { 1 } { 4 } x$$

• A) \(\mathrm { m } = 0 ; \mathrm { b } = - \frac { 1 } { 4 }\)
• B) \(\mathrm { m } = \frac { 1 } { 4 } ; \mathrm { b } = 0\)
• \(\mathrm { C } ) \mathrm { m } = - \frac { 1 } { 4 } ; \mathrm { b } = 0\)
• D) \(\mathrm { m } = - 4 ; \mathrm { b } = 0\)

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