Gradients of lines (Edexcel GCSE Maths): Quizzes
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What does the gradient of a straight line measure?
What does the gradient of a straight line measure?
How steep the line is
Which formula is used to calculate gradient?
Which formula is used to calculate gradient?
Distance up Distance across
What does 'distance up' measure when calculating gradient?
What does 'distance up' measure when calculating gradient?
How far the line rises vertically
What does a line with a positive gradient do as you read from left to right?
What does a line with a positive gradient do as you read from left to right?
Slopes upwards
When a line has a negative gradient, how do the variables relate?
When a line has a negative gradient, how do the variables relate?
One increases as the other decreases
What is the gradient of a perfectly horizontal line?
What is the gradient of a perfectly horizontal line?
Zero
Why must you check the scales on both axes when calculating gradient?
Why must you check the scales on both axes when calculating gradient?
The scales might be different
Why should you use large triangles when calculating gradients?
Why should you use large triangles when calculating gradients?
They give more accurate results
If distance across is 60 and distance up is 6, what is the gradient?
If distance across is 60 and distance up is 6, what is the gradient?
What does the gradient represent in real-world contexts?
What does the gradient represent in real-world contexts?
The rate of change