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Slope of a line
physics graphs
Tr. Hilberto Trujillo
24 October 2022
Around 1602, Galileo Galilei studied pendulum properties after
watching a swinging lamp in the cathedral of Pisa's domed ceiling.
T against L
Slope formula
Meaning of the slope (m) of a straigth line
• The slope is a ratio
• The slope is a quantity
• The slope is a quantity with a drived unit
• The slope is part of a linear equation (y=mx+c)
• The slope is positive m or – m
• The slope is + when the line is inclined up
• The slope is – when the line is inclined down
Equation of a line
Calculating g
Gravity makes the simple pendulum
to come to a stop after some time
Practice 1 find the slope
Practice 2: mark two points in the line and
use it to find the lpe of the line