It means the steepness of the line (which could actually change as you go along the line). Imagine a drawing of the outline of a hill. It starts level (flat, = zero slope) and starts to turn upwards with increasing slope, flattens off at the top (zero slope there) and then goes on with increasing negative slope as you continue down the other side. So the lines on graphs are described in a simliar way. The value of the slope is calculate by the small distance you go up or down for a small distance traveled sideways, divided by that small distance sideways.
the slope is the coefficient of friction. look at the equation of the graph as apply it to any of the friction problems your teacher gave you.
Acceleration
the slope at any point on the graph is the acceleration
The slope of a velocity-time graph represents acceleration.
The slope of a speed/time graph at any point is the acceleration at that instant.
If you mean: y = -3x then the slope is -3 and there is no y intercept
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the slope is the coefficient of friction. look at the equation of the graph as apply it to any of the friction problems your teacher gave you.
That slope is the 'speed' of the motion. If the slope is changing, then the speed is changing. That's 'accelerated' motion. (It doesn't matter whether the speed is growing or shrinking. It's still 'accelerated' motion. 'Acceleration' does NOT mean 'speeding up'.)
The slope for a straight line graph is the ratio of the amount by which the graph goes up (the rise) for every unit that it goes to the right (the run). If the graph goes down, the slope is negative. For a curved graph, the gradient at any point is the slope of the tangent to the graph at that point.
Acceleration
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The slope of a velocity-time graph represents acceleration.
acceleration
the slope at any point on the graph is the acceleration
"Slope" is the steepness of the line on any graph.
The slope of a velocity-time graph represents acceleration.