document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1049569>Question 1049569</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the slope and the y-intercept? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y= 3/4x + 8 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "y= 3/4x + 8 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When x = 0, y = (3/4)*0 + 8 = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8 is the y-intercept.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Slope:: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Slope is the amount y changes when x changes by 1.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When x was 0, y was 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "When x = 1, y = (3/4) + 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y increased by (3/4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, the slope is 3/4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In general, if y = mx + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m is the slope ; b is the y-intercept.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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