What does it mean/show? How do you calculate it?
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a. How steep the line is.
b. Whether the line is ascending or descending.
Mathematically,
Gradient m = dy/dx
where dy is the change in the y axis
for a corresponding change, dx in the x axis
Given two points on the line (x1,y1) and (x2, y2)
dy = (y2 – y1)
dx = (x2 – x1)
m = (y2 – y1)/(x2 – x1)
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gradient is the slope of the line in numerical terms
if you know two points on a line then the gradient/slope is
m = (y2 – y1) /(x2 – x1)
where (x1,y1) and (x2,y2) are your points
lines are traditionally written as y = mx + c
where m is the slope/gradient and c a constant