0
The slope of a line is the rate at which the line increases or slope?
Wiki User
∙ 14y ago
The slope of a line is rise over run. That is to say, how many units the line rises for every unit it travels laterally.
Wiki User
∙ 14y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What is slope and how does it relate to rate?
Rate can be the slope of a line when some variables are graphed. Ex: When graphing distance vs time for a moving object the slope of the line is the rate.
How is the steepness of the line is related to the rate of change?
the steepness of the line is the slope of the line which is the rate of change; the steeper the slope, the faster the rate of change
Why can't a vertical line be used to represent rate of change?
the rate of change is related to the slope; the higher the slope, the higher the rate. If the line is vertical, that is infinite slope or infinite rate of change which is not possible
What does the slope of a line tell you on a graph?
the rate of change on the line.
What does a slope of a line tell you?
The rate of change
What happens to the rate of stream erosion As slope increases?
as slope increases erosion rate increases (direct relationship)
What kind of slope does an ascending line have?
if we are considering the ascending line as which increases as the x & y co-ordinate increases then it must have a posetive slope.
What is slope and how does it relate to rate?
Rate can be the slope of a line when some variables are graphed. Ex: When graphing distance vs time for a moving object the slope of the line is the rate.
How is the steepness of the line is related to the rate of change?
the steepness of the line is the slope of the line which is the rate of change; the steeper the slope, the faster the rate of change
Why can't a vertical line be used to represent rate of change?
the rate of change is related to the slope; the higher the slope, the higher the rate. If the line is vertical, that is infinite slope or infinite rate of change which is not possible
What is another name for rate of change?
slope of a line
What does the slope of a line tell you on a graph?
the rate of change on the line.
What does a slope of a line tell you?
The rate of change
What is the rate of change of a line called?
slope
When finding the slope of the trend line what does the slope mean about the data of the scatterplot?
The slope of the trend line is the rate of change of the data. It is the ratio of the change of the dependent variable to the rate of change of the independent variable. Slope represents the value of the correlation.
Why is the exponent of a variable in an equation a dtermining factor in whether an equation is linear?
When looking at equations from a calculus perspective, one will see that the slope of a line of the graph y = x^2 increases as x increases, whereas y = x has a universal slope over the entire real number line. If the slope increases as x increases, then it cannot be a straight line.
Can a rate change and the slope of the line be different quantities?
The instantaneous rate change of the variable y with respect to x must be the slope of the line at the point represented by that instant. However, the rate of change of x, with respect to y will be different [it will be the x/y slope, not the y/x slope]. It will be the reciprocal of the slope of the line. Also, if you have a time-distance graph the slope is the rate of chage of distance, ie speed. But, there is also the rate of change of speed - the acceleration - which is not DIRECTLY related to the slope. It is the rate at which the slope changes! So the answer, in normal circumstances, is no: they are the same. But you can define situations where they can be different.
