Question

What do the variables "m" and "b" represent?

Answer 1

The slope intercept formula is, `y=mx+b`

where `m` is the slope
where `b` is the `y`-intercept

The slope is the change in y over the change in x. This is commonly known as the `(rise)/(run)`. This is also shown as the `(Deltay)/(Deltax)`. If you have any 2 points on the line than you can also use the formula `(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)`.

The y-intercept is where the line touches or intersects the `y`-axis. If the `x` coordinate is zero you can find out what the y-intercept is.