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Find the slope and the y-intercept of y=3/2x

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Answer:

  • slope: 3/2
  • y-intercept: 0

Explanation:

You want the slope and y-intercept of the equation y = 3/2x.

Slope-intercept form

The slope-intercept form of the equation for a line is ...

y = mx + b . . . . . . slope m, y-intercept b

Compare this to ...

y = 3/2x

You see that m = 3/2 and b = 0.

The slope is 3/2, and the y-intercept is 0.

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Additional comment

This equation of a proportional relationship defines a line through the origin. That is, y = 0 when x = 0. The y-intercept is 0.

The slope is the constant of proportionality, 3/2.

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