document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=537900>Question 537900</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you tell me how to represent  A linear function ? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #353057 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fcabanski><B>fcabanski(1391)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fcabanski><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=353057\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> y=mx+b is the slope-intercept form of a function.  If you are given the slope and y-intercept, use that.<P><BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you're given the slope and one point, call it (a,b) then you could use the point-slope form.<P><BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-b=m(x-a)<P><BR>\n" );
document.write( "For example if you're told a line has a slope of 4 and a point on the line is (0,3) then the equation is<P><BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-3=4(x-0)<P><BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-3=4x<P><BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 4x + 3\r<BR>\n" );
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