Question

What are the slope and the y-intercept of the linear function that is represented by the equation y = negative 10 x + 1?

Answer 1

gradient = -10

y intercept = 1

Explanation:

y = mx + b

y = -10x + 1

m = slope ; hence, slope = -10 in the eqn

y intercept = when x = 0

y = -10(0) + 1

y = 1

Answer 2

b

Explanation:

Our equation is y = -10x + 1. Notice that this is of the form y = mx + b, which is called the slope-intercept form because it literally gives us the slope and y-intercept in the equation:

- m: this is the slope value

- b: this is the y-intercept

Here, m = -10, which means the slope is -10. Also, b = 1, so the y-intercept is 1.

Thus, the answer is B.