Straight Lines and Gradients (AQA GCSE Maths): Quizzes

📚Quizzes
Straight lines and gradients
Sign up to keep practising.Create a free account to play more quizzes and track your progress.

Practise the questions

10 questions from this quiz

Show

Which equation represents a straight line?

y=3x+2y = 3x + 2

What is the equation of a vertical line?

x=ax = a

What is the equation of a horizontal line?

y=ay = a

Which line is called the main diagonal?

y=xy = x

In the equation y=axy = ax, what does the value of aa determine?

The gradient

What does the gradient of a line measure?

How steep the line is

What is the formula for calculating gradient?

Change in yChange in x\frac{\text{Change in y}}{\text{Change in x}}

Find the gradient for points (1,10)(1, 10) and (6,50)(6, 50).

88

A line with a positive gradient slopes in which direction?

Uphill from left to right

A line with a negative gradient slopes in which direction?

Downhill from left to right

Join 100,000+ GCSE students studying Quizzes with us.

Select your subjects, and get access to A+ resources today.