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What does it mean to have a undefined slope Give 2 real world examples?

If a line has an undefined slope, that means it's vertical. Unlike a horizontal line, which is perfectly level and has no slope, a vertical line's slope is SO steep that it can't be measured; hence, it's undefined. One real-world example would be a cliff. Most of the time, cliffs are not perfectly vertical, so they do have a slope. This means that, if you were to accidentally fall off a cliff (not you particularly), at some point, the cliff itself would break your fall and you might still survive, albeit with some broken bones and stuff. But some cliffs are perfectly vertical, in which case, if you fall from it, you'll keep falling until you hit the ground and, well, you probably won't like that too much. Another example is a rope. You may have had to climb a rope in gym class when you were younger. Unless you were in really good shape, you probably had a hard time climbing to the top, noticing you had to really wrap your legs around the rope and grip tightly just so you wouldn't fall off and use a good deal of strength to pull yourself up. These ropes were hung vertically and thus have undefined slope. If they had a defined slope as opposed to an undefined slope, you haven't needed to have held on as tightly or pull as strongly to make your way up the rope. Hope that helps!


There is a piece of string wrapped tightly around the earth How much longer would the string need to be if there was a gap of 1 meter between the string and the earth?

This is a minor geometrical calculation in which the radius of the object the string circles is irrelevant. If the radius of the Earth is 'r', then the length of the tight string = 2π(r) The increase of 1 metre is an increase of the radius to r+1, so the new length is 2π(r+1) If we give π a value of 3.1416, then the old length is the string was 6.2832(r) and the new length is 6.2832(r+1) or 6.2632(r) + 6.2632 So, as we don't put a value on (r), this actually means that if the string is around a pea or the earth the extra length needed to loosen it by 1 metre all around is 6.2632 metres and is the same in either case.


Related Questions

As computer chips have been manufactured smaller and smaller in size there has been an increase in the loss of energy as electricity leaks out of the tightly-packed wires in the chips What is the?

finding a way to keep the wires insulated Mrs. mclaughlin


What is the comparative and superlative form of tightly?

more tightly, most tightly


Why does a kilogram of bricks takes up a much smaller space than a kilogram of feathers?

Bricks have a higher density- the molecules are packed much more tightly.


Which particles have the most energy cold water or hot coffee?

Water, as it has smaller particles that are tightly bunched together. Coffee has very large particles, like alchohol.


What part of speech is tightly?

Tightly is an adverb.


Is tightly an adjective?

nope, it is an adverb. It is describing the verb. Ex: tightly touched tightly held


Is tightly an action verb?

No tightly not an action verb


Why does smaller object have more density than bigger object?

Smaller objects tend to have more density than larger objects because their mass is concentrated in a smaller volume, making their particles more tightly packed together. In contrast, larger objects have their mass distributed over a larger volume, leading to lower density.


What is difficult to compress or force into a a smaller space?

Materials that are rigid and lack flexibility, such as solid objects like rocks or metals, are difficult to compress or force into a smaller space. Additionally, substances that are tightly packed, like dense gases or liquids, can also be challenging to compress.


What happens to pressure and isobars in cyclones and in anticyclones?

The isobars become concentric and sometimes, especially in cyclones, tightly packed with low pressure in the cyclones and high pressure in the anticyclones. In the more intense systems the isobars may be almost perfectly circular.


When was Tightly Unwound created?

Tightly Unwound was created in 2007.


What is the adverb in the sentence The child held your hand tightly?

The adverb in the sentence is "tightly." It describes how the child held your hand.