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Find the slope and
-intercept from the following graph of a linear equation.

Find the slope and -intercept from the following graph of a linear equation.-example-1
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Answer:

Slope = 4

y-intercept = (0, 3)

Explanation:

The slope of a line is a measure of its steepness. It represents how much the line rises or falls as it moves horizontally.

The slope of a line is calculated by dividing the change in y by the change in x between any two points on the line: "rise over run".

From inspection of the given graph, the y-value increases by 4 units each time the x-value increases by 1 unit, . Therefore, the rise is 4 units and the run is 1 unit. As 4/1 = 4, then the slope of the line is 4.

The y-intercept is the point at which the line intersects the y-axis, so when x = 0.

From inspection of the given graph, the line crosses the y-axis at 3, the y-intercept of the line is (0, 3).

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