Question

A line segment is drawn between (4,8) and (8,5). find it’s gradient.

Answer 1

the slope goes by several names

• average rate of change

• rate of change

• deltaY over deltaX

• Δy over Δx

• rise over run

• gradient

• constant of proportionality

however, is the same cat wearing different costumes.

`(\stackrel{x_1}{4}~,~\stackrel{y_1}{8})\qquad (\stackrel{x_2}{8}~,~\stackrel{y_2}{5}) ~\hfill \stackrel{slope}{m}\implies \cfrac{\stackrel{\textit{\large rise}} {\stackrel{y_2}{5}-\stackrel{y1}{8}}}{\underset{\textit{\large run}} {\underset{x_2}{8}-\underset{x_1}{4}}} \implies \cfrac{ -3 }{ 4 } \implies - \cfrac{3 }{ 4 }`