document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=148200>Question 148200</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "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? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #108594 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=108594\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Notice how the slope of the first equation is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and the the slope of the second equation is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Since the slope of the second equation is larger than the the slope of the first equation, this tells us that the second ramp is steeper. So the first ramp is safer since it has a more shallow slope. </SPAN>\n" );
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