From algebra recall that the slope is a number that describes the steepness of a line, and the y-intercept is the y coordinate of the point (0, a) where the line crosses the y-axis. In...From algebra recall that the slope is a number that describes the steepness of a line, and the y-intercept is the y coordinate of the point (0, a) where the line crosses the y-axis. In the equation y = a + b\text{x}, the constant b that multiplies the x variable (b is called a coefficient) is called the slope.
From algebra recall that the slope is a number that describes the steepness of a line, and the y-intercept is the y coordinate of the point (0, a) where the line crosses the y-axis. In...From algebra recall that the slope is a number that describes the steepness of a line, and the y-intercept is the y coordinate of the point (0, a) where the line crosses the y-axis. In the equation y = a + b\text{x}, the constant b that multiplies the x variable (b is called a coefficient) is called the slope.