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What does the gradient of a line measure?

AHow long it is
BHow steep it is
CHow thick it is
DHow near it is
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. How steep it is
1. Two points are enough to fix a straight line. 2. Gradient describes the slope or steepness of the line joining those two points. 3. Steepness is found by comparing the vertical change with the horizontal change. _Source: Siyavula Mathematics Grade 11 (Everything Maths, CC BY 4.0), Chapter 4: Analytical geometry_
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