Which linear function has a negative slope

Mr. walker gave his class the function f(x) = (x + 3)(x + 5). four students made a claim about the function. each student’s claim is below. jeremiah: the y-intercept is at (15, 0). lindsay: the x-intercepts are at (–3, 0) and (5, 0). stephen: the vertex is at (–4, –1). alexis: the midpoint between the x-intercepts is at (4, 0). which student’s claim about the function is correct?

Quadrilateral wxyz is on a coordinate plane. segment yz is on the line x+y=7 and segment xw is on the line x+y=3. which statement proves how segments yz and xw are related

A. plot the data for the functions f(x) and g(x) on a grid and connect the points. x -2 -1 0 1 2 f(x) 1/9 1/3 1 3 9 x -2 -1 0 1 2 g(x) -4 -2 0 2 4 b. which function could be described as exponential and which as linear? explain. c. if the functions continue with the same pattern, will the function values ever be equal? if so, give estimates for the value of x that will make the function values equals. if not, explain why the function values will never be equal.