document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=955837>Question 955837</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What does the explicit equation for ALL linear equations look like? Label the rate and the y-interecept </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Form:: y = mx + b<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If x = 0 (true on the y-axis), y will equal \"b\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, b is the y-intercept.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If x = 1, y will equal m + b<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Notice that when x increase from 0 to 1, y increased from b to m+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That is an increase of \"m><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, m is the slope. It is the amout y increases when x increases by 1.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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