SOLUTION: if one line has a slope of -3 and another has a slope of 2, which line is steeper? why ?

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Question 1110673: if one line has a slope of -3 and another has a slope of 2, which line is steeper? why ?
Answer by ikleyn(52778) About Me  (Show Source):
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When we compare two lines looking on which is steeper, we look in the modules of their slopes.

In your case, the slope modules are 3 and 2, and the line with the slope module of 3 is steeper.