document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=384585>Question 384585</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If one line has a slope of &#8722;3 and another has a slope of 2, which line is steeper? Why?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sol'n:<BR>\n" );
document.write( " whether the line has a negative or positive slope,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the steepness of the line depend on the absolute value of its slope,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "   3>2 ----thus, Q.E.D. </SPAN>\n" );
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