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The larger the absolute value of the slope if, the more vertical, or steeper, the line is. A horizontal line has slope 0, a line that is just a very little bit steep, might have slope, 1/10, a line that is very steep might have slope 10/1 or 10, or even 1000000 and as that number gets bigger and bigger, the line becomes almost vertical. For practical purposes, the slope, or steepness, of the line can be determined by rise over run, or, with a 0/0 intercept, then y over x, or, y1-y2 over x1-x2.

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Q: How does the slope affect the steepness of a line?
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