SOLUTION: I need help solving this problem.You are sliding a big cabinet down a truck ramp for a customer. You must maintain control of the cabinet because it is very heavy. There are 2 ramp

Question 274747: I need help solving this problem.You are sliding a big cabinet down a truck ramp for a customer. You must maintain control of the cabinet because it is very heavy. There are 2 ramps in the building.
The equation of ramp 1 is y = 2x + 7 and the equation of ramp 2 is y = 3 x + 7. Which is the safest ramp to slide the cabinet down without losing control and why?

Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The ramp with the least slope (2) , rises two for each horizontal unit.\,
whereas, ramp 2, rises 3 for each horizontal unit
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