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The slope of a straight line can't be measured in units. If it is a horizontal line then there is no slope because the rise over run is 0/x, which equals zero because zero divided by everything is zero. If the line is vertical then the slope is undefined because the rise over run is x/o.
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The slope of a curved line differs from that of a straight line in that?
Slope of a straight line is the same at all points on the line, whereas for a curved line it changes.
What does the slope measure?
The gradient of the straight line
What is the slope of a straight line called?
gradient
What is the slope of straight line?
0 degrees.
Do undefined slopes have a slope?
An undefined slope is just a line straight down. The slope is undefined.
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