Complete the following statement: “The difference between undefined slope and
zero slope is . . . .”
2006-08-09 05:58:22 · 7 answers · asked by sistermoon 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
The slope of a horizontal line is ZERO and the slope of a vertical line is UNDEFINED.
2006-08-09 06:03:37 · answer #1 · answered by MollyMAM 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A horizontal line has a slope which is the number zero. You might be
familiar with the standard "slope/intercept" form of the equation of a
line y = mx+b where m stands for the slope. If you use zero for m you just get y = b which is the standard form for a horizontal line.
A vertical line does not have a slope. It's not a question of not knowing what the slope is equal to; it doesn't exist. There isn't
one. That is what is meant by saying it has "undefined" slope.
2006-08-09 14:09:56 · answer #2 · answered by wisechineseguy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
90 degrees. Zero slope = zero over any number, so it would be horizontal on a graph. Undefined slope = any number over zero, which is supposedly a mathematically impossible equation to solve. At any rate, undefined slope is vertical on a graph.
2006-08-09 13:03:59 · answer #3 · answered by sarge927 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vertical lines have undefined slope. Horizontal lines have zero slope.
Think of it in terms of climbing a hill. A hill with zero slope (a horizontal line) requires zero upward effort to climb. A hill with undefined slope (a vertical line) is impossible to climb, and therefore has an undefined slope.
You know, the answers to all your questions are probably in your textbook...
2006-08-09 13:04:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
90degrees. slope is tan (angle ofthe line measured thru the horizontal line).
tan0 = 0 (u get 0 slope)
tan90degree = undefined (u get un defined slope)
i hope u know the trignometric expression tan..
2006-08-09 15:15:18 · answer #5 · answered by bthebest 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
... always 90 degrees or less.
MomOfTwo has the best answer.
2006-08-09 13:04:35 · answer #6 · answered by Mitch 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok
2006-08-12 21:24:03 · answer #7 · answered by blackknightninja 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋