document.write( "Question 471993: Im wondering, from the equation y=mx+b, y and x don't equal anything right, and if x=2, y would also equal 2 am i right? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #323648 by richard1234(7193)\"\" \"About 
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y = mx + b is just a widely used notation for a linear function. x and y could equal anything, and x = 2 does not necessarily mean that y = 2. \n" ); document.write( "
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