SOLUTION: f(x)=2x+5 determine by inspection the slope and y-intercept of each line

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Question 87006: f(x)=2x+5 determine by inspection the slope and y-intercept of each line
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Using the slope-intercept formula for a line:
y=mx+b
y=any y-value on the line
m=the slope of the line
x=any corresponding x-value on the line
b=the y-interception of the line
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f(x)=2x+5
f(x)=mx+b
Slope=m=2
b=y-interception=5