Question

HELP! Given a slope of 1/3 and a y intercept of -5 write the equation in slope intercept form?

Answer 1

So can you tell me the formula for slope intercept?

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Y=mx+b?

Answer 4

great! so what does the m stand for?

Answer 5

The slope?

Answer 6

right, so just plug your slope value in for the m.

Answer 7

now, can you tell me which variable represents the y-intercept?

Answer 8

B?

Answer 9

I'm not exactly sure? Is that correct?

Answer 10

that is right, so since b stands for the intercept, you just put the value given as that.

Answer 11

so what do you get after those two substitutions?

Answer 12

1/3x-5?

Answer 13

very nice, please make sure you include that that =y

Answer 14

Thank you so much!

Answer 15

No problem!