Topic 1 · Interactive tool

Line Graph Explorer

Drag the two sliders and watch what each number does to the line. m tilts it, b slides it up and down. Then try it with a real-world story, or switch to Practice.

y=2x+3
How steep: up (or down) for every 1 across
Where the line crosses the y-axis

What the line is doing

    Real worldGive m and b a story, with units
    Rise / run triangleShows the slope as up-and-across

    Where this shows up

    A slope is a rate: dollars per mile, interest per month (Topics 3 and 4), change per year in a linear model (Topic 5). Reading it here is reading it there.