Question 203906
the slope of a line is the amount of rise (or fall) as the line goes from left-to-right


the slope is due to the changes in the vertical values (y), as the horizontal values (x) change


the slope may be calculated by the ratio of the coefficients of the x and y terms


when the equation of the line is written in the slope-intercept form; the y- term is by itself on the left (with a coefficient of one)
___ this allows for the slope to be read directly as the coefficient of the x-term
___ the constant term with the x, is the value of the y-intercept (where the line crosses the y axis)


the general form of the equation is usually written as ___ y = mx + b
___ where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept