ACCESS - Explore Equation of a Line Given 2 Points

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Click and drag the two blue points to see the equation of the line y = mx + b and the slope m. Explore the following questions. 1. Can you make the b in the equation equal 0? How? 2. What do you have to do to make m (slope) very large? 3. Can you make lines with the same slope but different b values? What do you have to do to make these lines? How would you describe them? 4. Can you make lines with the same b value but different slopes? How would you describe these lines? 5. Based on this exploration, explain how you could find the equation of a line given two points and the graph. Explain like you would explain to a friend,