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What happens to the slope when a line with positive slope gets closer to vertical?
As a line with a positive slope gets closer to vertical, its slope value increases and approaches infinity. The slope is defined as the rise over run; as the run (horizontal change) approaches zero, the slope becomes steeper. Ultimately, a perfectly vertical line has an undefined slope, as it cannot be expressed as a ratio of rise to run.
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What happens to the slope when a line with positive slope gets close to vertical?
it gets larger
Is a Verticle line positive or negative?
A vertical line is neither positive nor negative because the slope is undefined. An undefined slope creates a vertical line, hence no slope to calculate. An example of a vertical line would be x=2 or a "slope" of 2/0 (undef. slope). In addition, a vertical line is not even a function because it has repeating input(x) values.
What is a steeper slope?
In algebra, as in the physical world, steeper means closer to vertical.
When the value of a slope gets bigger the graph of a line gets?
As the slope gets bigger the graph becomes closer to vertical - from bottom left to top right.
What happens to the slope when a line gets close to horizontal?
It gets closer to 0.
What happens to the slope when a line with positive slope gets close to vertical?
it gets larger
What happens when you try to calculate the slope of a vertical line?
You cannot: the slope is not defined.
Is a Verticle line positive or negative?
A vertical line is neither positive nor negative because the slope is undefined. An undefined slope creates a vertical line, hence no slope to calculate. An example of a vertical line would be x=2 or a "slope" of 2/0 (undef. slope). In addition, a vertical line is not even a function because it has repeating input(x) values.
What is a steeper slope?
In algebra, as in the physical world, steeper means closer to vertical.
What happens on a topographic map the closer the contour lines get?
The closer the contour lines, the steeper is the slope.
How do you find a negative slope intercept of a vertical line?
A vertical line does not have a slope - negative or positive. It is not defined. A vertical line has no y intercept and, if its equation is x = c (for some number c), then the x-intercept is (c, 0).
When the value of a slope gets bigger the graph of a line gets?
As the slope gets bigger the graph becomes closer to vertical - from bottom left to top right.
What happens to the slope when a line gets close to horizontal?
It gets closer to 0.
Slope of a vertical line?
The slope of a vertical line is undefined. Horizontal slope is 0.
What slope does vertical line have?
A vertical line has a slope of infinity.
What kind of slope does a vertical line have?
a vertical line has an undefined slope, while a horizontal slope has a slope of zero.
Does a steep line always have a negative slope?
A line doesn't have a negative slope if it's steep or not. Possitive and negative slope is determined by the way it goes up or down. When you look at a line from the left to the right, if it gets higher as you get closer to the right, then it has a positive slope. On the other hand, if you also look at it from left to right and the line goes down as it nears the right side, it has a negative slope. If the line is horizontal, it has a slope of 0. If the line is vertical, it has no slope.
