Use the sliders to change slope and the y-intercept.

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1) What do you notice about the slant of the line as the slope changes from positive to negative?

2) Use the slider to obtain the graph of a line with slope 1 and y-intercept(0,0.6). Find the equation of this line.

3) How does the steepness of the line relate to the absolute value of the slope?

Reva Narasimhan, Created with GeoGebra