Finding The Gradient Using Coordinates

This lesson covers:

  1. How to find the gradient of a line using the coordinates of two points that it passes through

A straight line passes through the points A (4, 3) and B (7, 9).


Find the gradient of the line.

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A straight line passes through the points A (4, 9) and B (7, 15).


Find the gradient of the line.

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A straight line passes through the points A (2, -2) and B (6, -3).


Find the gradient of the line.

-\frac{1}{4}|\frac{-1}{4}|-0.25

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A straight line passes through the points A (9, 11) and B (11, 9).


Find the gradient of the line.

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A straight line passes through the points A (-5, 3) and B (0, -7).


Find the gradient of the line.

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