Question

Describe what slope of a line is in your own words.
*

Answer 1

The slope of a line represents the steepness or incline of that line on a graph. It is a measure of how much the line rises or falls as you move along the horizontal axis. In simpler terms, the slope tells you how many units the line goes up or down for every unit it moves to the right. A positive slope means the line rises from left to right, while a negative slope means it falls. If the slope is zero, the line is flat and horizontal. The slope can be thought of as a ratio that indicates the relationship between the change in the vertical direction (rise) and the change in the horizontal direction (run).