Question

What is an equation that is less steep than y=1/2-5

Answer 1

Answer:

$y = - \frac{1}{4}x + 2$

Step-by-step explanation:

The given line has equation

$y = \frac{1}{2}x - 5$

The steepness is the absolute value of the slope.

The larger the absolute value of the slope, the greater the steepness.

The steepness of

$y = \frac{1}{2}x - 5$

is

$| \frac{1}{2} | = \frac{1}{2} = 0.5$

The steepness of

$y = - \frac{1}{4}x + 2$

is

$| - \frac{1}{4} | = \frac{1}{4} =0 .25$

Therefore the second line is less steep than the first line.