All straight line graphs have an equation that can be written in the form 𝑦 equals 𝑚𝑥 add 𝑐, where 𝑚, the coefficient of the 𝑥 term, is the gradient or slope of the line. The constant, 𝑐, is ...

Horizontal lines run left to right, parallel to the horizon, with slope 0 and equation y = k. Vertical lines run top to bottom, perpendicular to the horizon, with undefined slope and equation x = k.

Any straight line graph has a constant gradient, which is calculated by the change in 𝑦 divided by the change in 𝑥, along any section of the graph. The gradient is measuring the steepness of the ...