The gradient of a straight line describes the slope or steepness of the line. \(\text{Gradient =}~\frac{change~in~y}{change~in~x}\) To determine the gradient of a line: choose any two points on the ...

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 of a ...