document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1068841>Question 1068841</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the equation of this slope?  m=9,b=7 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #684095 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><B>addingup(3677)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><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=addingup><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=684095\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> slope-intercept: y = mx+b, where m is the slope and b the intercept. What is intercept? it's the point where the line crosses y (see graph below).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In your problem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 9 and b = 7:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 9x+7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In order to graph this equation we have to find two ordered pairs (x,y)(x,y)because you need two points in order to draw a line.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let's find y, let's set x to 0 (0, y)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 9(0)+7 Any number times 0 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 0+7 = 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So our first pair is (0, 7)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now set x to 1 and get a second y so we have a second ordered pair:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 9(1)+7 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 9+7 = 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now we have a second pair: (1, 16)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "See the graph:<BR>\n" );
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