SOLUTION: How do I find the slope, y- intercept and what do they represent

The slope of the line in coordinate plane is the ratio of  y-increment to x- increment.


It literally represents  "the slope"  of the line as if it would be  "an inclined plane".



If the line is given by an equation of the form

     y = mx + b,

then the slope is the coefficient " m " at the x-term.



if the line is given by an equation

    ax + by = c,


then you first express  y from the equation

    y =  =  + 

and then  the slope is  THIS NUMBER  .



y- intercept is the point in y-axis, where the straight line intersects y-axis.