Answer:
Increasing
Step-by-step explanation:
Let's see what happens if we choose a value for b greater than 1.
Let's try b=2.
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I'm going to keep increasing x. If y increases, the the function is increasing. If y decreases, the function is decreasing.
Let's start with x=1.
Now x=2.
The y's got higher as you increased x so the function is increasing.
-1/2 ÷9/5
=-1/2*5/9
=-5/18. answer.
-1*5 =5 numerator
2*9=18 denominator