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Line slope query

by abhi332 » Sun Feb 21, 2010 1:02 am
I have a doubt regarding slope of line

if Line A have slope -5

and Line B have slope 2


which line will have greater slope.

Do we have to consider the magnitude of slope to find which one is greater.

I.e |5|>|2| therefore line A has greater slope than line B
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by shashank.ism » Sun Feb 21, 2010 1:06 am
abhi332 wrote:I have a doubt regarding slope of line

if Line A have slope -5

and Line B have slope 2


which line will have greater slope.

Do we have to consider the magnitude of slope to find which one is greater.

I.e |5|>|2| therefore line A has greater slope than line B
obviously sope of line having 2 as value is greater than line having slope -5....
we don't consider magnitudes....
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by abhi332 » Sun Feb 21, 2010 1:07 am
means negative slopes are always less than positive slopes?

and also what in the case of slope of -5 and 5

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by shashank.ism » Sun Feb 21, 2010 1:21 am
abhi332 wrote:means negative slopes are always less than positive slopes?

and also what in the case of slope of -5 and 5
yes as per I know.. .. -ve slopes will always will less than positive slopes...
same is the case with -5 and 5 , then also I will have to recheck,....
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