what direction is an undefined slope?
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An undefined slope has a change of zero in the x-direction, as when a line is vertical. It is undefined because slope is the ratio of the change in the y-direction to the change in the x-direction. When there is no change in the x-direction you will be attempting to divide by zero, and that operation is not defined.
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So if the line is vertical the slope is undefined and if the line is horizontal the slope is 0.
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In the coordinate plane, all vertical lines are parallel to the y-axis, and are parallel to one another. But, the slopes of vertical lines are undefined since vertical lines have no "run".
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If the acceleration is zero, then the slope is zero (i.e., a horizontal line). If the acceleration is positive, then the slope is positive (i.e., an upward sloping line). ... The slope of a velocity-time graph reveals information about an object's acceleration.
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0/1 = 0 as a slope. Vertical lines go up/down, but they never go left or right. This means the change in Y = 1, while the change in X = 0. 1/0 = undefined.
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An undefined slope (or an infinitely large slope) is the slope of a vertical line! The x-coordinate never changes no matter what the y-coordinate is! There is no run!
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If the acceleration is negative, then the slope is negative (i.e., a downward sloping line). This very principle can be extended to any conceivable motion. The slope of a velocity-time graph reveals information about an object's acceleration.
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A line with a positive slope (m > 0), as the line above, rises from left to right whereas a line with a negative slope (m < 0) falls from left to right. If two lines have the same slope the lines are said to be parallel. You can express a linear function using the slope intercept form.
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The slope of a vertical line does not exist! We can't divide by zero, which is of course why this slope value is "undefined". This relationship is always true: a vertical line will have no slope, and "the slope is undefined" or "the line has no slope" means that the line is vertical.
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['(x1, y1) = (-2,-1)', '(x2, y2) = (4,3)', 'slope = ((y2-y1)/(x2-x1))']
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The slope of a line can be thought of as 'rise over run. ' When the 'rise' is zero, then the line is horizontal, or flat, and the slope of the line is zero. Put simply, a zero slope is perfectly flat in the horizontal direction. The equation of a line with zero slope will not have an x in it.
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The vertical tangent to a curve occurs at a point where the slope is undefined (infinite). This can also be explained in terms of calculus when the derivative at a point is undefined.
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Slope describes the steepness of a line. The slope of any line remains constant along the line. The slope can also tell you information about the direction of the line on the coordinate plane. Slope can be calculated either by looking at the graph of a line or by using the coordinates of any two points on a line.
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So a diagonal line to the right ( / ) would have a positive slope. A diagonal line to the left ( \ ) would have a negative slope. A vertical line ( | )has an undefined slope and a horizontal line ( ---- ) has a slope of 0.
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The slope of a linear function. The steepness of a hill is called a slope. The same goes for the steepness of a line. The slope is defined as the ratio of the vertical change between two points, the rise, to the horizontal change between the same two points, the run.
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2 Answers. Any line that is parallel to a vertical line is also vertical and has undefined slope.
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The slope equation says that the slope of a line is found by determining the amount of rise of the line between any two points divided by the amount of run of the line between the same two points. In other words, Pick two points on the line and determine their coordinates.