Step-by-step explanation: In algebra, we use the word slope to describe how steep a line is. Slope can be found using the ratio [tex]\frac{rise}{run}[/tex] between any two points that are on that line.
To get from one point on the graph to another point, we would rise 2 units which means go up to units and run -1 unit or go across 1 unit to the left.
The variable that is used to represent slope is m. So for this line we would say that m = -2
The base b represents the y-intercept of the line. The of the base as how far we are going up or down on the y-axis. Since we go up 5 units on the y-axis, we have a base of 5 so b = 5.
Remember, slope = rise/run.
