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Which of the following linear equations when graphed on a coordinate grid has the steepest slope? y=5/2×-1y = 3x+1/4y=+4x + 3/5y=1/3×-2

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the linear graph with the steepest slope is y = +4x + 3/5

Step-by-step explanation:

y = mx + c

m = slope

slope of y= 5/2 x - 1 is 5/2 (2.5)

slope of y = 3x + 1/4 is 3

slope of y = 4x + 3/5 is 4

slope of y = 1/3 x - 2 is 1/3

The steeper slope is the slope that is close to being vertical.

The steepest slope is also the greatest slope in a set of equation.

The greatest slope is 4

Hence, the linear graph with the steepest slope is y = +4x + 3/5

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