Using two of the points on the line, you can find the slope of the line by finding the rise and the run. The vertical change between two points is called the rise, and the horizontal change is called the run. The slope equals the rise divided by the run: Slope =riserun Slope = rise run .

When an equation is not in y = mx + b form, we can solve for the intercepts by plugging in 0 as needed and solving for the remaining variable. To find y-intercept: set x = 0 and solve for y. The point will be (0, y). To find x-intercept: set y = 0 and solve for x.