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0580/22 Feb/Mar 2022, Question 5: The Gradient of a Straight Line

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580 · Paper 22 (Extended) · Calculator · 2 marks

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The question, in short

For the line y = 5x + 7, state its gradient and give the coordinates where it meets the y-axis.

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Part (a) · 1 mark

State the gradient of the line y = 5x + 7.

  1. 1y = mx + c has gradient m, so gradient = 5

Answer5

Part (b) · 1 mark

Find the coordinates of the point where y = 5x + 7 crosses the y-axis.

  1. 1At the y-axis x = 0: y = 5 × 0 + 7 = 7
  2. 2(0, 7)

Answer(0, 7)

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