Question

Find the gradient and y-intercept of the line below

Answer 1

y intercept is 8

Answer 2

didn't we do this one before? this exact same problem?

Answer 3

x intercept is 1

Answer 4

Not really. You said its tricky because they line up differently and then i never heard from you again :/
And many others have just confused me to the point of no return

Answer 5

this was the tricky one because the scale is different on the axes
over one, down eight

Answer 6

slope is therefore \(-8\)

Answer 7

now slope is -8

Answer 8

so then the gradient is -8 over 1

Answer 9

clear?
yes, but don't write "over 1" because your math teacher will think you are daft
\[\frac{-8}{1}=-8\]

Answer 10

yeah i just spell stuff out on here.
and i really confused as to what exactly the y intercept is
is it the point that the lines runs through the y axis ?

Answer 11

yes

Answer 12

which makes it 8

Answer 13

yes

Answer 14

then the equation would be y=-8x + 8

Answer 15

yes

Answer 16

thank you ! ive had so many people come at me all at once with this question that I never understood a bit of it.

Answer 17

thanks heaps.

Answer 18

is it clear now? is there another you would like to do?

Answer 19

yw heaps

Answer 20

uh one sec and ill check whats next

Answer 21

theres another question I have posted that has been really unclear and i dont know why my answer is different to googles.

Answer 22

Draw the graph of the line that passes through the point (0, –9) and has a gradient of
4.

Answer 23

ok we can do that

Answer 24

so the equation will be \(y=4x-9\) right?

Answer 25

thats how i started. yep i got the equation.