Answer:
Slope of the graph is steeper.
The answer is: [tex]\mathbf{Slope=\frac{1}{3}}[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
First we will find slope of the graph.
The formula used to find slope is: [tex]Slope=\frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}[/tex]
We need to find two points from the graph to find the slope.
Let we take point 1 (-2,1) and point 2 (1,2)
We will have: [tex]x_1=-2, y_1=1, x_2=1, y_2=2[/tex]
Now finding slope of the graph
[tex]Slope=\frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}\\Slope=\frac{2-1}{1-(-2)} \\Slope=\frac{2-1}{1+2}\\Slope=\frac{1}{3}[/tex]
So, slope of the graph is: [tex]\mathbf{Slope=\frac{1}{3}}[/tex]
Now, we will find slope of Linear function.
It has x-intercept of 1 and y-intercept of -2
x-intercept means y=0
So, the point will be: (1,0)
y-intercept means x=0
So, the point will be: (0,-2)
We will have: [tex]x_1=1, y_1=0, x_2=0, y_2=-2[/tex]
Putting values and finding slope
[tex]Slope=\frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}\\Slope=\frac{-2-0}{0-(1)} \\Slope=\frac{-2-0}{0+1}\\Slope=\frac{-2}{1}\\Slope=-2[/tex]
So, the slope of linear function is: [tex]\mathbf{Slope=-2}[/tex]
Now, we need to find which of the slope is steeper.
The larger the value of slope, more steeper it is:
Now, comparing the slopes:
The slope of the graph is: [tex]\mathbf{Slope=\frac{1}{3}}[/tex]
The slope of linear function is: [tex]\mathbf{Slope=-2}[/tex]
We know that, [tex]\frac{1}{3}>-2[/tex]
So, Slope of the graph is steeper.
The answer is: [tex]\mathbf{Slope=\frac{1}{3}}[/tex]
