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What do m and b represent in the slope-intercept form?
Slope: 14
y-intercept: 72
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
LHS+1/2x=RHS+1/2x
Commutative Property of Addition
Subtract term
.LHS /2.=.RHS /2.
a* b/c=a/c* b
Calculate quotient
Identity Property of Multiplication
Write as a sum of fractions
a/b=1/b* a
Multiply fractions
Identity Property of Multiplication
Multiply
The given equation is now in the slope-intercept form. Below we have highlighted the slope m and y-intercept b. y= 1/4x+ 7/2 We can see that the slope is 14 and the y-intercept is 72.