What is slope?

The slope of a line is a measure of its steepness. 

Mathematically, slope is calculated as "rise over run" (change in y divided by change in x).

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What formulas do we need to know from a linear context?

The formulas help determine three characteristics of a linear equation. The slope of the line, and the midpoint and distance between two distinct points on the line.

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What is slope-intercept form?

The slope-intercept form of a straight line is used to find the equation of a line. For the slope-intercept formula, we have to know the slope of the line and the intercept cut by the line with the y-axis. Let us consider a straight line of slope 'm' and y-intercept 'b'. The slope intercept form equation for a straight line with a slope, 'm', and 'b' as the y-intercept can be given as:                y = mx + b.

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What are intercepts?

The x-intercept is the point where a line crosses the x-axis, and the y-intercept is the point where a line crosses the y-axis.

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What is point-slope form?

Point-slope form of a line is determined by the slope of the line and any point that exists on the line. The purpose of the form is to describe the equation of the entire line when given a point on the line and the slope.

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