Question

Explain slope of a line with an example.

Answer 1

The general equation of a straight line is written as y = mx + c
Where m is the slope of the line.
In Straight lines, the slope of a line represents the steepness of the line. It can also be understood as the rate of change in y with respect to x.
For a straight line, the slope will remain constant.
For example, if we want to calculate the slope of the line 2x + 3y = 5
We simplify the equation as 3y = 5 - 2x
So, $y=\left(\frac{5}{3}\right)-\left(\frac{2}{3}\right)x$
Here, the coefficient of x is $(-\frac{2}{3})$, which is the slope.