Hi,

y = 3x+5  (Green Line)

y = -3x+5  (Blue Line)

Lines with negative slopes... slant to the left, thus a larger angle is formed with the x-axis

Yes, size of the angle formed with the x-axis is related to the sign of the slope 



 

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