SOLUTION: How might you apply the concepts of slope and y-intercept to a real-world situation? thanks a bunch for helping

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Question 392102: How might you apply the concepts of slope and y-intercept to a real-world situation?
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You might use slope to determine how fast a population is growing, or apply the slope formula to find the instantaneous rate of change (called the derivative) which has multiple applications in various sciences.

y-intercepts can be useful in determine the original starting point, e.g. if we have some equation for position X+=+-9.8t%5E2+%2B+20t+%2B+10, the y-intercept, 10, gives the original position X.