Question

If the y intercept is 4, the x coordinate is 4 and the y coordinate is 12, what is the 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{ y-intercept }{(\stackrel{x_1}{0}~,~\stackrel{y_1}{4})}\qquad (\stackrel{x_2}{4}~,~\stackrel{y_2}{12}) ~\hfill \stackrel{slope}{m}\implies \cfrac{\stackrel{\textit{\large rise}} {\stackrel{y_2}{12}-\stackrel{y1}{4}}}{\underset{\textit{\large run}} {\underset{x_2}{4}-\underset{x_1}{0}}} \implies \cfrac{ 8 }{ 4 } \implies 2`