What is the gradient of the line ?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: A. 3

  1. Step 1: Divide every term by to get form: .
  2. Step 2: The gradient is the coefficient of , which is .
Answer
3.
Why not the others: 6: This reads the coefficient from without dividing by . 2: This is the -intercept after dividing, not the gradient. 4: This is the constant term before dividing.

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