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slamgirl [31]
3 years ago
9

Tell me what the slope and y intercept means to you

Mathematics
1 answer:
natka813 [3]3 years ago
3 0
In the equation of a straight line (when the equation is written as "y = mx + b"), the slope is the number "m" that is multiplied on the x, and "b" is the y-intercept (that is, the point where the line crosses the vertical y-axis)
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