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Year 9

4.09 Gradients in context

Interactive practice questions

What can we say about the rate of change of the given line?

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A horizontal line on a cartesian plane.

The rate of change is undefined

A

The rate of change is zero.

B

The rate of change is always negative.

C

The rate of change is always positive.

D
Easy
< 1min

A carpenter charges a callout fee of $\$80$$80 plus $\$40$$40 per hour.

Easy
4min

Fred is taking his new Subaru out for a drive. He had only driven $50$50 kilometres in it before and is now driving it down the highway at $90$90 km/h.

Easy
4min

Bart is running a $70$70 km ultramarathon at an average speed of $9$9 km/h.

Easy
4min
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Outcomes

AC9M9A03

find the gradient of a line segment, the midpoint of the line interval and the distance between 2 distinct points on the Cartesian plane

AC9M9A05

use mathematical modelling to solve applied problems involving change including financial contexts; formulate problems, choosing to use either linear or quadratic functions; interpret solutions in terms of the situation; evaluate the model and report methods and findings

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