Question

Help Please This Question Might Be Stupid.


what is slope i know y=mx+b but how do you find slope and what does m and b stand for.
i am really lost and i am 5 weeks behind math in FLVS.

Answer 1

boll umm

Answer 2

If I remember correctly, you look at the y-intercept, and depending on the direction traveled, the slope can be positive or negative.

Answer 3

If it's going bottom to top from left to right, it's positive. The inverse of Top to bottom from left to right is negative.

Answer 4

lets say y=3x+2 they slope would be 2 cause thats where the y inrcept is

Answer 5

this the image http://marion.flvs.net/webdav/educator_algebraI_v20/module03/images/03_03_assessment/03_03_assessment.gif

Answer 6

it wont show

Answer 7

you have to click on the link

Answer 8

We don't have access to your course. You'll have to right click the image, download it, and link it via "Attack File".

Answer 9

*attach lol

Answer 10

its not in my coarse i clicked on it and it show it like a regular image

Answer 11

uhhh what?

Answer 12

Your topic is "equations of straight lines." A typical equation for a straight line is y=mx+b.

Stop a minute. Ask yourself (or look up the concept): What does "slope of the line" mean in this context? Next, ask yourself: which variable in y=mx+b represents the slope of the line?

Next, substitute 0 for x in y=mx+b. After simplifying the result, what do you have?
What does this y value signify?

Answer 13

I mean we can't log in as you so we can't see the image directly from the page. :/

Answer 14

its not on the page where my assignment it its like when you click on an image from googl e and click on the show full size kinda thing

Answer 15

@mathmale i looked on google to see what slope of a line was and it only came up with y=mx+b

Answer 16

slope is the y

Answer 17

lol meant slope is the b

Answer 18

ok so with this image what would the slope be 300?

Answer 19

but what is b? b=slope ok but how do i find slope i swear its gonna be easy and im gonna look like a retard.

Answer 20

the slope is where the line touches the y intercept

Answer 21

so 300? so y=b is what you said?

Answer 22

@Aaran24 am i on the right track ?

Answer 23

@AloneS can you help?

Answer 24

It's been a few months since I've been doing this actually... working in Geometry. But I think you're making progress for sure.

Answer 25

@Aaran24 but i dont understand it

slope=300?
and i put 300 where b is or m?

Answer 26

Slope is m and the y-intercept is b

Answer 27

I AM SO CONFUSED ok 1st slope was y then b now its m?

Answer 28

y=300x+b ?

Answer 29

Yes! Because m=slope and your slope is 300 !

Answer 30

but y intercept is also 300 ?

Answer 31

because it doesn't go through any other lines?

Answer 32

How did you find your slope?

Answer 33

someone said the slope was where the line touches the y so i said 300 they said yes

Answer 34

this is what i wanted to know was how to find slope

Answer 35

i did this last year in pre algebra but do i remember nooooope lol

Answer 36

Slope is when you take two points and use the formula y2-y1/x2-x1

Answer 37

so i would use 300 and 450?

Answer 38

So chose any two points and use that formula

Answer 39

300 2-300 1/ 450 2-450 1???

Answer 40

thats confusing?

Answer 41

I used 150 for x1 and 200 for y1 and then I used 300 for x2 and 100 for y2

Answer 42

there is only 2 points did u click on the graph?

Answer 43

@ILH_HIM_

Answer 44

You should any points on that graph for example you can choose the points 150,200 and 300,200

Answer 45

I mean 300,100

Answer 46

So find those points on the graph and use the slope formula and you should get the answer

Answer 47

oh ok thankss @ILH_HIM_