Question

What does the slope of a line represent?


Select an answer

A.
The color of the line.


B.
The steepness of the line.


C.
The position of the line on the graph.


D.
The length of the line segment.

Answer 1

B.

The slope measures the steepness and direction of a line—how much y changes for a given change in x (rise over run). It is not color, overall position, or physical length.