Category Archives: Gradient

Gradient Slope Intercept Form

Image Source: Google Images Babies usually follow a straight line of increasing body length as they start growing. This baby was born 20 inches long (y-intercept), and has been growing at a rate of a 1/4 inch per week. There … Continue reading

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Gradient and Slope

Copyright Image purchased from Photodune.com Anyone who has ever ridden a bike uphill knows what a “Gradient” or “Slope” is all about ! But in Norway there is a clever way to save the hardship of big hills. It’s called … Continue reading

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Mountain Gradients

Image Source: http://www.seanasmith.com Cable trains are called “Funiculars”, and are used to go up and down very steep incline Gradients. These gradients are too steep to have a train push or pull the carriages, and so the carriages are pulled … Continue reading

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