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Geometry: Slope and Gradient
uphill tri 8
9
The gradient of the line in the diagram (not drawn to scale) is

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Worked Solution

The slope is
the change in y
---
the change in x
. Here the y-change is 8 and the x-change is 9

The slope is therefore
8
---
9
 and is uphill (+)
so the gradient is
8
---
9
 = 0.889 to 3 dps.

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