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What is y = mx + b mean for functions

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the slope is the number "m" that is multiplied on the x, and "b" is the y-intercept (that is, the point where the line crosses the vertical y-axis). This useful form of the line equation is sensibly named the "slope-intercept form"
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Slope-Intercept Form. A function whose graph is a line or a part of a line is called a linear function. In general, a linear function is a function that can be represented by an equation in the form y = mx + b. The form y = mx + b, or f(x) = mx + b, is called the slope-intercept form of a linear equation

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