Question

What is the y-intercept (b) and the slope (m) that represents the linear

equation of y = 8x - 5?

Answer 1

Answer: slope: 8, intercept: (0, −5)

Explanation:

Find the Slope and y-intercept

y = 8x − 5

The slope-intercept form is y = mx + b, where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.

y = mx + b

Find the values of m and b using the form y = mx + b.

m = 8

b = −5

The slope of the line is the value of m, and the y-intercept is the value of b.

Slope: 8

intercept: (0, −5)

Answer 2

y- intercept = - 5, slope = 8

Explanation:

The equation of a line in slope- intercept form is

y = mx + b ( m is the slope and b the y- intercept )

y = 8x - 5 ← is in slope- intercept form

with slope m = 8 and y- intercept b = - 5