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what is the answer to y=1/5x+1???

 May 21, 2014
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y=mx+b

 

'm' is the slope (the steepness of the graph)

'b' is the y-intercept (where it hits the y-axis)

'y' is the y-value (height)

'x' is the x-value (length)

 

So the height is equivalent to the slope times the length plus the y-intercept. Pretty much, you can put in an 'x' value into a y=mx+b problem and get a 'y' value. In this case, the slope of the line is 1/5 and the y-intercept is 1.

 

Just plug in values, or use the on-site graph maker (there is a button on the bottom of the home page that says Create Graph). Helpful tip, remove the 'y=', or you'll get a dot!

 May 21, 2014

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