It is a measure of the average gradient or slope.
The ratio of the vertical distance to the horizontal distance is sometimes colloquially phrased as "rise over run"; the numerically calculated value is called "slope". Mathematically, slope can be thought of as the tangent (function) of the "angle of elevation".
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The answer depends on the context: If you have a distance vector of magnitude V, that is inclined at an angle q to the horizontal, then the horizontal distance is V*cos(q).
The absolute difference in the vertical direction is zero but the absolute difference in the horizontal direction will be the horizontal distance - which is the distance between the points.
Lines of longitude are vertical but they measure horizontal distance(In degrees,not kilometers or miles)between Greenwich Mean Time(GMT) and you so the lines are vertical,not horizontal. However,longitude measures horizontal distance,not vertical distance.
Time on horizontal, Distance on Vertical
It is used, except that, because one set of coordinates are the same, the formula collapses into a simpler form.
It is used, except that, because one set of coordinates are the same, the formula collapses into a simpler form.
It is a measure of the average gradient or slope.
On a horizontal number line, the distance is 0!
The ratio of the vertical distance to the horizontal distance is sometimes colloquially phrased as "rise over run"; the numerically calculated value is called "slope". Mathematically, slope can be thought of as the tangent (function) of the "angle of elevation".
the special type of theodolite used to measure horizontal and vertical distance and horizontal angle.
absolute value verctor
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Its either reality based (vertical is up-down, horizontal is ground distance) or it's purely arbitrary.
The answer depends on the context: If you have a distance vector of magnitude V, that is inclined at an angle q to the horizontal, then the horizontal distance is V*cos(q).