Question

math pls help
@AZ

Answer 1

Can you imagine the two squares?
https://www.desmos.com/calculator/ljg2auupri

Answer 2

squares? do you mean lines or am i missing something xp

Answer 3

The squares
https://www.desmos.com/calculator/ihu4mz5dpw

The points A and B lie on either the edge of the squares or inside the square

Answer 4

To have the greatest slope, we need to make a line that would be steep

so if Point A is (0, 0)
and Point B is is (5, 3)

then you can see that line isn't as steep as
A being (0, 0) and B is (4, 3)

but what if is A is (2, 2) and B is (4, 3)

Answer 5

Like do you understand what I'm trying to say / able to see what I'm describing

Answer 6

I kind of understan d that it has to be steep? but what would ge the steepest

Answer 7

but what if is A is (2, 0) and B is (4, 3) ***

not (2, 2)

Answer 8

you would get the steepest when you're at the bottom right of the first square and then the top left of the other square

Answer 9

and you can just check the few points that I gave above and calculate the slopes to convince yourself

Answer 10

oh ok but may i ask why is that the case?

Answer 11

whats the logic behind it ?

Answer 12

(2,0) (5,2)
(2-0)/(5-2)=2/3<--is that the slope?

Answer 13

oh wait top left
(2,0)(4,3)
3-0)/(4-2)-->3/2

Answer 14

I don't know if there's some sort of logic to it. I just looked at the image and saw which different combinations of the edge points would give a line that is steep

Like imagine the line between (0, 2) and (5, 2)

that's a straight 0 slope

Answer 15

but you want something as close to vertical so that way it's a larger slope