[br][br]In the applet below we have sliders [b][color=#ff0000]m[/color][/b] and [b][color=#ff0000]c[/color][/b]. Changing there value results in a change to the line plotted and its equation written below the sliders. [br][br]Move the sliders, paying attention to what happens to the graph and the corresponding equation. [br]Then answer the questions below.
Move the sliders to create new functions.[br]Pay attention to the intercepts.[br]
What do you notice about the y- intercept on the graph? (How does it relate to the corresponding equation?)
What effect does changing the 'm' slider have on the graph and its equation?
m is the ________ of the line.[br][br]What is the missing word?
If given the equation of the line but not its graph, explain how you could find the y-intercept.