we have a formula for finding slopes:
[tex] \frac{y - {y}^{ prime} }{x - {x}^{prime} } [/tex]
x and y being the coordinates of one point and y and x prime being the coordinates of another point.
let's find the slopes of our two functions
first function:
[tex] \frac{0 - 4}{3 - 0} = \frac{ - 4}{3} [/tex]
second function:
[tex] \frac{ - 4 - ( - 1)}{ - 12 - ( - 8)} = \frac{3}{4} [/tex]
the bigger the number the bigger the slope negativity or positivity doesn't matter. therefore the correct answer is:
function 1 has a steeper slope of -4/3
