The greater the slope the steeper the line. Consider the linear function: y = a + bx b is the slope of the line. Slope means that a unit change in x, the independent variable will result in a change ...

These lines have the same steepness ... Image caption, Architects have to understand gradient to work out the slope of a roof. There are rules and regulations for how steep a roof can be.

The problem is to find the slope of the function at point P. A possible solution is to draw a line tangent to the non-linear function at point P as shown in the following chart. The tangent line ...

The slope of a line can be 'seen' to be sloping uphill or to be sloping downhill. The examples so far have been sloping uphill as you look at the diagrams from left to right. When a line is ...