SOLUTION: What part of the general slope-intercept equation represents the slope? What part of the general slope-intercept equation represents the y-intercept? Define the y-intercept.

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Question 85946: What part of the general slope-intercept equation represents the slope?
What part of the general slope-intercept equation represents the y-intercept?
Define the y-intercept.
Define the x-intercept.
Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
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y=mx+b ... the coefficient of the x term "m" is the slope ... the constant term "b" is the y-intercept

y-intercept is the point on the y-axis where the line crosses

x-intercept is the point on the x-axis where the line crosses