document.write( "Question 1064377: what is the degree of the function for f(x)=5x+1? and what is the value of m and y-intercept?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #679426 by Edwin McCravy(20063) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "The degree of a polynomial function f(x) is the highest \r\n" );
document.write( "power of x found in the expression on the right side of f(x):\r\n" );
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document.write( "f(x) = 5x + 1\r\n" );
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document.write( "is the same as\r\n" );
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document.write( "f(x) = 5x¹ + 1\r\n" );
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document.write( "So the highest power of x is 1.  So the degree is 1.\r\n" );
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document.write( "y = mx + b where m is the slope and  \r\n" );
document.write( "           the y-intercept is the point (0,b)\r\n" );
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document.write( "Sometimes y is written as f(x), as in this case.  So in this\r\n" );
document.write( "and other such cases we have:\r\n" );
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document.write( "f(x) = mx + b where m is the slope and \r\n" );
document.write( "           the y-intercept is the point (0,b)\r\n" );
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document.write( "Compare \r\n" );
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document.write( "f(x) = 5x + 1\r\n" );
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document.write( "to\r\n" );
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document.write( "f(x) = mx + b\r\n" );
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document.write( "and you'll see that m = 5 and b = 1, so the slope is m = 5\r\n" );
document.write( "and the y-intercept is (0,1).\r\n" );
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