Answer: A line with a slope of 1 has a steepness of 45 degrees when graphed on a Cartesian plane, meaning it goes up one unit for each unit it moves to the right.
A line with a slope of 2 is steeper, going up two units for each unit it moves to the right.
To graph a line with a slope of 1/3, we can start at any point on the plane and then move one unit to the right and one-third unit up to plot a second point. We can then connect the two points to draw the line.
Here's an example:
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The line marked with "*" has a slope of 1, while the line marked with "**" has a slope of 2.
We label the line we graphed as "a".
Explanation: