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 572730: if one line has a slope of -3 and another has a slope of 2, which line is steeper? why?
Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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If "steeper" refers to the absolute value of the slope (e.g. a line of slope m is as steep as a line of slope -m) then the line with slope -3 would be steeper.