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OpenStudy (waheguru):

need some explaning

OpenStudy (waheguru):

what does y=mx+b stand for

OpenStudy (anonymous):

wahe!!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

m=slope

OpenStudy (waheguru):

yea can you explain opposite slopes and everything

OpenStudy (anonymous):

A line in two-dimensional plane in the slope-intercept form.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

IT IS THE FORMULA FOR SLOPE WHERE M IS THE SLOPE X AND Y ARE THE POINTS ON THE GRAPH B IS THE Y-INTERCEPT YOU CAN USE THIS FORMULA TO FIND THE EQUATION OF ANY LINE IF YOU HAVE THE SLOPE OF THE LINE AND A POINT ON THE LINE OR TWO DIFFERENT POINTS ON THE LINE Notice that when the slope, m, is positive, the line slants upward to the right. The GREATER m is, the steeper the line will slant upward to the right. When the slope is negative, the line slants downward to the right, and, as the slope becomes more and more negative, the line will slant downward steeper and steeper to the right. Also, notice that when the y-intercept, b, is positive, the line crosses the y-axes above y = 0. When b is negative, the line crosses the y-axis somewhere below y = 0. In fact, b is the value on the y-axis where the line passes through this axis. The line intercepts, or crosses, the y-axis here, and, therefore, b is called the y-intercept.

OpenStudy (waheguru):

i just want a quick review

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Where m is the slope. b is the y-intercept (where x=0).

OpenStudy (waheguru):

mathsprob i read that already

OpenStudy (waheguru):

GT can u give me some problems

OpenStudy (waheguru):

i know this but want a good review

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Best way to understand is to graph the following equation: y = 3x + 4 Then, predict values of y for different values of x. Then see what slope =3 really means.

OpenStudy (waheguru):

3 is the slope right so rise 3 and run 1???

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yes.

OpenStudy (waheguru):

so x is 4 and y would be 7??????

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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