Gradient
Slope-Intercept Form
Calculating y=mx+c
ax+by+d=0
Parallel/Perpendicular Lines
Intersecting Lines
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Gradient is another term for

What is Slope

100
What is the gradient of the following straight line:


y=4+2x

2

100

A line has gradient m=−3 and has y-intercept y=5. Find the equation of the line in the form y=mx+c.

y=-3x+5

100

A straight line has equation y=4x−3. Rearrange this equation into the form ax+by+d=0.


-4x+y+3=0

100

A straight line L1 has gradient m=2/7. A second line L2 is perpendicular to L1. Find the gradient of L2.

-7/2

100

Find the point of intersection of the lines y=3x−2 and y=5x−16.


(7,19)

200

A line segment joins two points. The coordinates of point A are (5,2) and coordinates of point B are (20,8). Calculate the gradient of the line segment.

What is 

2/5

200

Is (3,13) a point on the line y=5x-2

Yes

200

A line goes through points A and B. The coordinates of these points are (−2,−5) and (1,13),respectively. Find the equation of the line in the form y=mx+c.

y=6x+7

200

A straight line has equation y=2/3x−7. Rearrange this equation into the form ax+by+d=0

-2x+3y+21=0

200

A straight line L1 has gradient m=-3. A second line L2 is parallel to L1. Find the gradient of L2.

m=-3

200

A line has equation 3x−2y+5=0. A second line has equation y=4x−5. Determine whether or not these lines intersect, and if they do, find the point of intersection.

These lines intersect at (3,7)

300

The points A and B have coordinates (−4,60) and (21,10), respectively. Use the formula to find the gradient of the line that goes through points A and B.

What is -2

300

Find the gradient and y-intercept of the line y=7

m=0

y=7

300

A line has gradient m=12 and goes through the point (4,8). Find the equation of the line in the form y=mx+c.

y=1/2x+6

300

A straight line has equation 15x−3y+4=0. 

Find

  1. the coordinates of the y-intercept
  2. the coordinates of the x-intercept
  3. the gradient of the line.

y-intercept: (0,4/3)

x-intercept: (-4/15,0)

Gradient: m=5

300

The line PQ joins the points P(5,2) and Q(9,12). What is the equation of a line perpendicular to PQ which also passes through point P?


y=-2/5x + 4

300

Line L1 has gradient 2 and is perpendicular to line L2. Line L2 passes through the point P(2,1). Find the x-coordinate of the point where L2 meets the x-axis.

(4,0)

400

The points P and Q have coordinates (−2,9) and ,(4,−9), respectively. Calculate the gradient of the line that goes through points P and Q.

m=-3

400

A straight line has equation y=15−3x. What is the x-intercept of this line?

(5, 0)

400

What is the equation of the straight line which passes through the points A(3,2) and B(8,12)?

y=2x-4

400

A straight line has gradient m=−56 and goes through the point (1,4). Find the equation of the line in the form ax+by+d=0.

5x+6y-29=0

400

The points A(1,8) and B(5,6) lie on a line. The line 6x+by+5=0 is perpendicular to this line. What is the value of b?

b=-3

400

What is the intersection of the line 3x−2y+6=0 with the line y=x+1?

(-4,-3)

500

Points A and B have coordinates (2,5) and (4,15), respectively. Does the following expression represent the gradient:

(4-2)/(15-5)

No

500

Find the x and y intercept of 2y+6x−12=0 

x-intercept: (2,0)

Y-intercept:(0,6)

500

What is the equation of the straight line which passes through the points A(2,1) and B(5,10)

y=3x-5

500

A straight line has equation 3x−4y+5=0. What is the gradient of this line?

3/4

500

Two points A(2,8) and B(10,4) lie on line L1. What is the equation of the line L2 which is perpendicular to L1 and passes through the midpoint of [AB]?

y=2x-6

500

The lines L1 and L2 have equations y=2x+13 and y=−x+1, respectively. What is the point of intersection of these two lines. 

(-4,5)

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