SOLUTION: What is the slope of a binomal 3x+5

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Question 646235: What is the slope of a binomal 3x+5
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What is the slope of a binomal 3x+5
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If y = 3x+5 the slope = 3
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Why?
The slope is the change in y when x changes by 1.
f(0) = 5
f(1) = 8
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Notice that y has changes by 3 when x changed by 1.
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Stan H.