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Big Ideas Math Geometry, 2014

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4. Proofs with Perpendicular Lines

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Exercise 40 Page 154

What do m and b represent in the slope-intercept form?

Slope: 1/6
y-intercept: - 8

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Equations in slope-intercept form follow a specific format, where m represents the slope of the line and b is the y-intercept.

y= mx+ b The given equation is already in this form. Below we have highlighted the slope m and y-intercept b. y= 1/6x - 8 ⇔ y= 1/6x+( - 8) We can see that the slope is 16 and the y-intercept is - 8.

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Communicate Your Answer p.147

Monitoring Progress p.148-151