document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=71874>Question 71874</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the defeniton of slope intercept form of an equation? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #51363 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutorcecilia><B>tutorcecilia(2152)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutorcecilia><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=tutorcecilia><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=51363\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The slope-intercept form of a line is the algebra description of a straight line:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=mx+b [Slope-intercept form of a line]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=any y-coordinate on the line<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=the slope or slant of the line<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=any corresponding x coordinate on the line<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=the y-intercept.  That is, the point where the line crosses the y-axis.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are several other descriptions of a straight line such as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Graphing the line<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The point-slope form (y-y1)=m(x-x1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The standard form of a line: (Ax+By=C)<BR>\n" );
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