Whats the steepest slope?

Question

A) y=1/7x-5

B)y=8x+1

C)y=2/3x+10

D)y=-4x+6

Answer 1

y = mx + b, with m being the slope. The steepness is the ratio between the rise vs the run. If it goes up/down faster than left/right, it's steeper. Think of a hill.

The slope with the highest absolute value (distance from 0, thus always positive) has the steepest slope. A slope of -100 is steeper than 1/4, because the first rises or falls 100 for every 1 it goes left or right, whereas the second goes up or down 1 for every 4 it goes left or right.

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