Foundation worksheet

9:03 Gradients
Name: Class:

Examples rise
• Gradient (slope) = --------- .
run
• Lines like are positive and like are negative.

1 Find the gradient of the line. 2 Find the rise and run, 3 Find the slope of CD.
y
y y then the gradient.
a b y
D 6
(5, 5) 5
4
6 (1, 3) 2 3 C
3 2
4 1
4 x 2 x
x −1 1 2 3 4 x
rise
Gradient = 3
--- Gradient = − 6--- Slope = -------- = − --4-
4 2 Gradient = 2-
-- = 1-
-- run 4
4 2
= −3 = −1

Exercise
1 Find the gradient of each line from its graph.
y y y y
a b 5
c d
1
x
2 8 3 x 4

1 x 2 x

2 Find the rise and run for each triangle, then find the gradient of the line.
y y y (−2, 4) y
a b c (5, 5) d
(3, 3) (−4, −1)
x (4, 2)
(−3, 1)
(2, −3)
(1, 0) x
x x

e y
(4, 12) f y
(3, 0)
g y h y
(−3, 5) (4, 3)
x
(0, 2) (−1, 2)
(−2, −5)
x
x x (1, −1)

3 Find the slope of CD in each of the following.

y y y y
a 6 D
b C c 5
D d 10 D
3 D
4 2 4 8
2 1 3 6
C 4
C 2
2 4 6 x 1 2 3 4 5 x 1 2 C

−2 −1 1 2 3 x −2 2 4 x
y y y y
e 3
f g h
D 3 D 5 C
2 2 4 −1 1 2 3 x
1 1 3 C −2
C
2 −3 D
C 1 2 x −2 −1 1 2 3 4 x 1 D −4
−2
1 2 3 4 x

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