SOLUTION: What does the explicit equation for ALL linear equations look like? Label the rate and the y-interecept

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Question 955837: What does the explicit equation for ALL linear equations look like? Label the rate and the y-interecept
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What does the explicit equation for ALL linear equations look like? Label the rate and the y-interecept
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Form:: y = mx + b
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If x = 0 (true on the y-axis), y will equal "b".
So, b is the y-intercept.
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If x = 1, y will equal m + b
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Notice that when x increase from 0 to 1, y increased from b to m+b
That is an increase of "m>
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So, m is the slope. It is the amout y increases when x increases by 1.
Cheers,
Stan H.
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