SOLUTION: what does the equation y=mx+c mean?

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Question 41928: what does the equation y=mx+c mean?
Found 2 solutions by fractalier, AnlytcPhil:
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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This is a linear function showing a relationship between x and y.
For y = mx + c, we have y expressed as a function of x, whereby any increase in x is calculated to be an (m times x) increase in y. The c value is the value of y when x = 0.
If this function is graphed as a line, m is the slope of that line and c is the y-intercept.

Answer by AnlytcPhil(1806) About Me  (Show Source):
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what does the equation y = mx + c mean?

It means a straight line with slope 3 and y-intercept (0,c)

For instance y = 2x - 3 is a straight line with slope 2 and
y-intercept (0,-3), and has this graph:

+graph%28+300%2C+300%2C+-4%2C+4%2C+-4%2C+4%2C+2x-3%29+

For instance y = -4x + 1 is a straight line with slope -4 and
y-intercept (0,1), and has this graph:

+graph%28+300%2C+300%2C+-4%2C+4%2C+-4%2C+4%2C+-4x%2B1%29+

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