207k views
3 votes
What does y=Mx+b means?

User Notrace
by
5.1k points

1 Answer

5 votes

The expression


y=mx+b

represents the slope-intercept form of a linear equation. The x and y represent the x and y-coordinates of a point that passes through the line.

• m, represents the ,slope, ,of the line, which indicates the inclination degree of the line.

,

• b, represents the ,y-intercept, of the line, given when x=0, or the point for what the line passes when touches the y-axis.

User LegendDemonSlayer
by
4.9k points