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What is a another name for slope?
Glacis - a slope, especially one that is not very long or steep
Why do gentle slopes have more widely spaced lines than steep slopes?
Presumably the questions refer to contour lines. If that is the case, the answer is as follows: Contour lines are lines drawn at selected heights on a map. They are lines that join points at the same height above the meas sea level. A gentle slope is one that does not rise (or fall) as rapidly as a steep slope. That is to say, you have to travel a greater horizontal distance to gain (lose) the same amount of vertical distance or height. So, with a gentle slope, you have to travel a greater distance to get from one contour to the next and so the lines are less close together.
Are 4 and -4 the same slope?
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What characteristics of the slope makes a line steep or flat?
Well, in the formula mx+b, m is the slope. So in y=2x-3, the slope is 2, otherwise meaning that every time x changes by one y changes by 2. Hope this helps! :)
How can you tell the difference between a graph in which one variable is directly proportional to another and a graph in which two variables vary inversely?
1. You can tell the difference because the proportional one has the same slope while the inversely one has opposite reciprocal slope.
