How do I explain if one line is steeper than the other like for example 1/2 and 2/1 I know that 1/2 is steeper but how do I prove or explain that?

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kainui · Answer

Graph them! Remember that slope is rise over run. Is 1/2 really steeper than 2/1? Graph it out and find out.

asnaseer · Answer

the slope tells you how much you climb or fall in the y direction for every unit step you take in the positive x direction.

slope 1/2 means that if you take a unit step in the positive x direction, then you will climb by 1/2 a unit in the y direction.

slope 2/1 (or just 2) means that if you take a unit step in the positive x direction, then you will climb by 2 units in the y direction.

so slope of 2 is steeper.

waheguru · Answer

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asnaseer · Answer

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