Every straight line graph has an equation in the same form:
y = (slope of the line) x + (y-intercept) .
-- The slope of the line is
(how far it goes UP, going left to right between any 2 points)
divided by
(how far it goes left to right between the same 2 points) .
The line on this graph has a slope of + 1/2 .
-- The y-intercept is the point where the line crosses the y-axis.
The line on this graph crosses the y-axis at -1 .
y = (slope of the line) x + (y-intercept) .
y = ( 0.5 ) x ( - 1 ) .
