the steepness of a line is equal to the horizontal change over verticle change
2006-11-05 15:46:26 · 4 answers · asked by Angel-Iris V 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
The "slope" of a line is equal to the vertical change divided by the horizontal change. Otherwise known as rise over run.
2006-11-05 15:48:52 · answer #1 · answered by heartsensei 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey, i think it's actually the other way around.
The steepness of a line is equal to rise/run, which is vertical change (difference in "y") over horizontal change (difference in "x").
For instance, if you have a point on the origin (0,0) and a point on (2,4) and you draw a line through them, you'll notice that the extent of your "steepness" is the difference between your "y"s divided by the difference between your "x"s.
That is (4 - 0) / (2 - 0)
So your steepness of the line is 4/2, which equals 2.
2006-11-05 23:53:36 · answer #2 · answered by Carinna C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Other way around. Line steepness is equal to the vertical distance over the horizontal distance. At least that was the way I was taught.
2006-11-05 23:49:05 · answer #3 · answered by Phantom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is the same as saying slope or rise/fall(aka "run")
2006-11-05 23:54:28 · answer #4 · answered by icycrissy27blue 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋