positive,negative,zero, or undefined?!

you will need to solve the equation to find out where to plot your points. after that, the type of line you have will depend on how the line slopes (ie, positive is going up, negiative down, ect) hope this helps some!

Hi there. I wull try my best to explain this. In vector calculus, the slope of a graph or the gradient is a vector field which points in the direction of the greatest rate of increase of the scalar field (the curve of the equation in 3-D). The simplest way to define the gradient of a graph will be apply the del operator on the scalar field and del operator is definite as the sum of partial derivative with respect to x, y and z direction. So, in your example above, the scalar field will be y and the partial derivative of y with respect of x will be 1, and the partial derivative of y with respect to y(not the scalar field y) and z will be 0, so the gradient of the scalar field y is 1 in the x direction. So the slope is positive.

You just have to figure out what the slope of an equation is. The thing is you have to put in different numbers for x and then graph out the equation. If the line is rising its positive, if the line is falling its negative, is the line is horizontal its zero, etc.

Okay, I will try my best :). A line can typically be represented in the following form: y = mx + c, where: y = the vertical axis x = the horizontal axis m = the gradient or the slope of the line. c = a constant - it does not have any effect on the slope of the line, it will just move the line up or down on your plot Here are a few simple examples: a. y = 2x+3. This is a line with a positive slope as m = 2 i.e. m is positive. b. y = -3x+4. This is a line with a negative slope as m = -3 i.e. m is negative. c. y = 3. This can also be written as y = 0x+c. Since m = 0. This is a line with a zero slope. d. x = 3. Notice that there is no y in the equation. In this case you will have a line with undefined slope as the line is a perfectly vertical line. Hopefully my answer above helps. I am unsure if your homework actually cover coordinates (i.e. given two coordinates determine the slope of the line). If you want to discuss this further you can just pm me. P.S. Just in case you are wondering the answer for your original question y = x+1 is a line with a positive gradient as m =1, which is a positive number. L30n84