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The gradient of the line segment between the points (2,-3) and (4,-7).

User Grego
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To find the gradient of a line you use this equation: Rise / Run

I am assuming this is a graph where both the x and y-axis increase in value by one.

So first of all, you should draw out this graph.

Second, draw a point at each of the given coordinates.

Now, join these points by drawing a right angle triangle. Put simply, draw a line from the point (4, -7) down until it is on the same level as the point (2, -3), then draw a line across.

Finally, measure the length of both these sides and use them in the equation above.

Let's assume the rise (vertical line) and the run (horizontal line) are 5 and 8 respectively. We can do 5/8 to get a gradient which is 0.625.

User Robert Haas
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Answer:

gradient = - 2

Explanation:

Calculate the gradient (slope ) m using the gradient formula

m =
(y_(2)-y_(1) )/(x_(2)-x_(1) )

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (2, - 3 ) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (4, - 7 )

m =
(-7-(-3))/(4-2) =
(-7+3)/(2) =
(-4)/(2) = - 2

User Allan Andrade
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