explain the process by which you came to your conclusion
2007-10-13 10:35:33 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
thank you....
2007-10-13 14:23:29 · update #1
put in the y=mx+b form
a) y=5/2x-3/2 and b) y=11/5x+3/5
The slope of a is 5/2 and of b it's 11/5
Which is bigger. a) has the bigger slope
2007-10-13 10:40:14 · answer #1 · answered by chasrmck 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
u rearrange the equations into slope-y intercept form
(y = mx+b) -> the m term will give you the slope
a) 2y = 5x
y = 5x/2
so the m term is 5/2 in this case, so the slope is 5/2
b) 5y = 11x +3
y = 11x/5 + 3/5
the m term is 11/5, so slope is 11/5
5/2 is greater than 11/5, so the line for equation a) has the greater slope
2007-10-13 17:41:40 · answer #2 · answered by evelyn~* 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a.2y=5x-3 --> y = 5x/2 -3/2 --> slope = 2.5
b.5y=11x+3 --> y = 11x/5 +3/5 --> slope = 2.2
So a has the larger slope
2007-10-13 17:43:17 · answer #3 · answered by ironduke8159 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a...5/2>11/5
2007-10-13 17:40:39 · answer #4 · answered by Kenneth H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋