A line with a positive slope is one that get higher (further up the y-axis) as it moves right along the x-axis.
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Rise of a line is a positive slope.
It will be the positive reciprocal of -6 which is 1/6.
If a line has a negative slope it is going 'down hill' and if it has a positive slope it is going 'up hill'
If the line slants up and to the right, it has a positive slope. If it is slanting up and to the left, it has a negative slope.