SOLUTION: Which line is the flattest (or is less steep)? Why?
a. y = 5x -6
b. y = 5x + 6
c. y = x - 3
d. y = 1/2x + 3
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Question 145877: Which line is the flattest (or is less steep)? Why?
a. y = 5x -6
b. y = 5x + 6
c. y = x - 3
d. y = 1/2x + 3
Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Y=mX+b where m=SLOPE.
The slope determines the steepness of the line.
The larger the slope value the steeper the line.
Therefore the smallest value for the slope is 1/2 thus answer d) has the flattest line.
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