SOLUTION: Put the equation y = 4xt + 3xt^2 + 2 in the form y = b + mx. What are the values of b and m?

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Question 940419: Put the equation y = 4xt + 3xt^2 + 2 in the form y = b + mx. What are the values of b and m?
Answer by laoman(51) About Me  (Show Source):
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y+=+4%2Ax%2At+%2B+3%2Ax%2At%5E2+%2B+2
Rearranging
= y+=+2+%2B+4%2Ax%2At+%2B+3%2Ax%2At%5E2
= y=+2+%2B+%284%2At%2B3%2At%5E2%29%2Ax
From the above , in the form y = b +m x
b = 2 and m = 4*t +3*t^2
QED