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The slope-intercept equation of a line is y=4x-1. What are the slope and y-intercept of the line?

User Dave Smits
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Answer:

Slope: 4

y-intercept: (0, -1)

Solution:

  • The equation of the line is written in slope-intercept form (y=mx+b)
  • In this formula, m stands for the slope, and b stands for the y-intercept.
  • The slope of the line is the line's rise (the number of units we move up or down) divided by its run (the amount of units we move left or right).
  • The y-intercept (0, b) is the point where the line intersects the y-axis.
  • Therefore, the slope of the line is equivalent to 4, and the line's y-intercept is equivalent to -1 (or 0, -1)

Hope it helps.

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User Tyler Schroeder
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The slope of the line is 4/1 and the y-intercept is -1.
User Sergey Solod
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