Alex, Toby and Samuel are playing a game together.
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Problem 2) : the gradient is "-2", and the y-intercept is "3"
Problem 3)
A is
B is
Step-by-step explanation:
Problem 2)
In the line given by the equation:
the "gradient" (also known as "slope") is the numerical coefficient that multiplies the variable "x". So in this case the gradient is "-2"
the y-intercept is the numerical term "+3" because that is the y-value result of evaluating the expression for x = 0
Problem 3)
Consider the two lines :
and
notice that both have the same y-intercept (that is the numerical term "2" at the end of both expressions. That means that both lines cross the y-axis at the point y=2.
Now notice that the gradient of one of them is "1" (for ) that is the coefficient that multiplies the variable "x". While for the other line (
) the gradient is "2" and therefore steeper than the previous one.
Then, the line identified as "A" which is the one with steeper gradient, corresponds to the equation , and the line identified with "B" is the one with smaller gradient
.
Answer:
C, D, B, A
Step-by-step explanation:
The greater the angle the tangent line makes with the positive x-axis, the greater the slope. Angles increase in the counterclockwise direction, so the question here is equivalent to asking for the tangent lines to be put in clockwise (decreasing slope) order.
That order is C, D, B, A.
