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Which has a greater slope, a horizontal line or a vertical line?

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Answer:

A horizontal line has a greater slope than a vertical line

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Answer:

A horizontal line has slope zero since it does not rise vertically (i.e. y1 − y2 = 0), while a vertical line has undefined slope since it does not run horizontally (i.e. x1 − x2 = 0).

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