Ambrose has indifference curves with the equation x2 = constant 4x^1/2, where larger constants correspond to higher indifference curves. If good 1 is drawn on the horizontal axis and good 2 on the vertical axis, what is the slope of Ambrose's indifference curve when his consumption bundle is (16, 17)?

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