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slope-intercept form

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[slohp-in-ter-sept fawrm] / ˈsloʊpˈɪn tərˌsɛpt ˌfɔrm /

noun

  1. Mathematics. a linear equation having the form y = mx + b, where m and b are real numbers, m being the slope and b being the y-intercept. Such equations represent a straight line on a graph.


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Keep in mind that the slope-intercept form and the point-slope form can be used to describe the same function.

From Textbooks • Dec. 1, 2021

TRY IT #3 Write the point-slope form of an equation of a line with a slope of that passes through the point Then rewrite it in the slope-intercept form.

From Textbooks • Dec. 1, 2021

We have seen that we can use either the slope-intercept form or the point-slope form to find an equation of a line.

From Textbooks • May 6, 2020

If you write the second equation in slope-intercept form, you may recognize that the equations have the same slope and same y-intercept.

From Textbooks • May 6, 2020

Please note that in previous courses you learned y = mx + b was the slope-intercept form of the equation, where m represented the slope and b represented the y-intercept.

From Textbooks • Mar. 27, 2020

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