can someone please explain what a 'slope' is?
i know how to get it, i just dotn know what it is
thanks
dimava
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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
That is Why I said it is funny !Quote:
Originally posted by JFryes
It makes me laugh.
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.