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STRAIGHT LINES
AIM: UNDERSTAND THE
GRADIENT AND INTERCEPT OF
A STRAIGHT LINE AND
EQUATIONS OF THE FORM
y=mx + c
The gradient is 2
because the line
slopes upwards 2 for
every one square
across
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
2 up
5
4
3
1 across
Intercept is 1
1
00
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
4 up
5
4
3
2
Intercept is 1
2 across
1
00
The gradient is 4
because the line
slopes upwards 4 for
every one square
across
12
11
10
9
8
4 up
7
6
5
Intercept is 3
The equation of the line is
y = 4x + 3
1 across
4
3
2
1
00
The gradient is 3
because the line
slopes upwards 3 for
every one square
across
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
3 up
5
4
3
1 across
2
1
00
The gradient is
because the line
slopes upwards for
every one square
across
12
11
10
9
8
7
1 up
Intercept is 5
The equation of the line is
y=x+5
2 across
4
3
2
1
00
The gradient is
because the line
slopes upwards for
every one square
across
Intercept is 6
12
11
10
9
8
7
2 up
6
5
3 across
4
3
2
1
00
12
11
Intercept is10
The gradient is -2
because the line
slopes downwards 2
for every one square
across
The equation of the line is
y = -2 x + 10
or
y= 10 2x
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2 down
2
1
00
1 across
1
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
00
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
00
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
00