SOLUTION: Identify the slope and the y-intercept. y = 5x

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Question 110664: Identify the slope and the y-intercept.
y = 5x
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let's use the general equation y=mx%2Bb where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept

From y=5x, we can see that m=5 and b=0 (Remember y=5x really looks like y=5x%2B0)

So the slope is m=5 and the y-intercept is b=0