what is a slope?

can someone please explain what a 'slope' is?

i know how to get it, i just dotn know what it is

thanks

dimava

A slope is the steepness of a line. You may know that it is calculated as rise over run. So thererfore the rise/run gives you a ratio or slope... Does this help at all?

yep, thanks :)

your welcome

The funniest (Or not so funniest) Part is that
Slope of a Vertical Line to an Horizontal one is Infinity !!!

It makes me laugh.

but there is no slope of a vertical line

because it would be a fraction with a 0 denominator

so thats not possible

Quote:

---

Originally posted by JFryes
It makes me laugh.

---

That is Why I said it is funny !
hmmm..Atleast One bloke serious enough to laugh !

1/0 is not computable - that is not the same as not possible - it is infinitely possible - in road signs slope is shown as a percentage and a vertical drop would be 100% - its merely a way of expressing the idea.

Maths is a language like any other.

Cheers,

P.