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Hhtt Posted 9 years ago
Vocabulary

Slant upward or downward

"The graph of a linear equation may slant upward or downward in various ways."

What does it mean by "slant upward or downward."

Source:Algebra and Trigonometry by Keedy/Bittenger

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Assuming that x is the horizontal axis and y is the vertical axis, an upward slant means that y increases as x increases, and a downward slant means that y decreases as x increases.

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  • Assuming that x is the horizontal axis and y is the vertical axis, an upward slant means that y increases as x increases, and a downward slant means that y decreases as x increases.
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Assuming that x is the horizontal axis and y is the vertical axis, an upward slant means that y increases as x increases, and a downward slant means that y decreases as x increases.
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hhttslant upward
a straight line between the lower left and the upper right of the graph
Such a line is said to have a positive slope.
hhttslant downward
a straight line between the upper left and the lower right of the graph
Such a line is said to have a negative slope.
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GPYAssuming that x is the horizontal axis and y is the vertical axis, an upward slant means that y increases as x increases, and a downward slant means that y decreases as x increases.
I learnt these upward slant and downward slant as positive slope and negative slope respectively.

Then does slant mean slope?

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hhttThen does slant mean slope?
Not exactly. 'slant' is a general term in ordinary English. 'slope' has the distinction of being a special technical term used in mathematics (as well as an ordinary English word with meanings other than the meaning used in mathematics).
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But for the context given, are they almost the same and interchangeable?

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hhttBut for the context given, are they almost the same and interchangeable?
Yes.
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CalifJim hhttThen does slant mean slope?Not exactly. 'slant' is a general term in ordinary English. 'slope' has the distinction of being a special technical term used in mathematics (as well as an ordinary English word with meanings other than the meaning used in mathematics)..CJ
Would you like to give a few idiomatic examples of the use of slant from everyday
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hhtta few idiomatic examples of the use of slant from everyday life

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hhttBut for the context given, are they almost the same and interchangeable?

If the context is mathematics, and I assume it is, then no. A mathematician will laugh at you if you start saying the slant of a graphed line is 2 when you mean its slope is 2. Your algebra book just used an ordinary word (slant) to describe generally the lo

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Fraze ?


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