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5. Graphing Linear Equations in Slope-Intercept Form
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Exercise 16 Page 142

What do m and b represent in y=mx+b?

Slope: 4
y-intercept: -7

Practice makes perfect
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= 4x+( -7) We can see that the slope is 4 and the y-intercept is -7.