Question

What is the gradient of the graph shown?
Give your answer in its simplest form.

Answer 1

1.5

Explanation:

To find out the gradient (or the slope), we can use the formula

Gradient = (y2-y1)/(x2-x1), where (x1,y1) and (x2,y2) are any two points lying on the line.

Looking at the graph, we can take any two points and simply plug the coordinates in the equation. For instance, take (0,-2) and (2,1)

Therefore we get the gradient as (1- -2)/(2-0) = 3/2 or 1.5.

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