Equation of a Line

A general equation of a line is y = mx + b.
Move slider m. What happens to the line?
Move slider b. What happens to the line?

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What does the variable m represent in the equation of a line?
What does the variable b represent in the equation of a line?

Kelly Shattuck, June 26, 2008, Created with GeoGebra