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Given the linear equation y = mx + b, which variables represent the dependent and independent variables?
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Given the linear equation y = mx + b, which variables represent the dependent and independent variables?

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m depends on x because if x increases m increases if x decreases m decreases,and the same for y,and b is the dependent variable,it doesn't change
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Y is the dependent
M is just the slope
X is the independent
B is just the y-intercept
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