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What does steeper mean?
To be more steep. We say "a steep slope" meaning the slope rises at a sharp angle, that is difficult to climb. A wall is steep because it goes straight up.
How does making the slope of an inclined plane less steep affect the amount of force needed to move an object?
It requires less force to move an object up an inclined plane if the slope is less steep.
When you reduce the angle from 45 degrees to 20 degrees does it make it harder to pull up a slope?
No - it makes it easier - as the slope is less steep.
Why is the slope -3 steeper than the slope 2?
The number shows how steep it is, the sign is whether it is going up or coming down. So 2 is a slope upwards and -3 is a steeper slope down
How do you compare slopes math wise?
Mathwise, you would want to represent a slope with a number, in such a way that the steeper slope would have a larger number. That way, you could look at the numbers of two or more slopes, and just from the numbers, you could tell mathwise which slope is more steep or less steep, and whether it slopes up or down.
