In math and statistics, you may occasionally need to calculate the slope of a line generated by coordinates in the (x,y) format. The slope is a value that indicates the rate at which the y value ...

The gradient of a line segment on a distance-time graph gives the speed of the object for that stage of the journey. The steeper the line segment the greater the speed.

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