Question

In the formula y=mx+b

What does the 'm' represent?
What does the 'b' represent?

Answer 1

The variable b represents the y-intercept, where the line intersects the y-axis.

The variable m represents the rate of change [slope]. The formula for the slope is down below:

`(-y_1 + y_2)/(-x_1 + x_2) = m`

This is another way of saying
`(rise)/(run)`.

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Answer 2

In the slope intercept formula

m is the slope (
`(rise)/(run)`)

b is the y-intercept (the y-value of where the line intersects the y-axis)

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