Converting Between Slope Intercept and Standard Form Linear Equations

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What does 'b' represent in the equation y=mx+b?

Back

y-intercept

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What does 'm' represent in the equation y=mx+b?

Back

slope

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Back

(-8, 0)

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Find the slope of the equation 3x - 6y = 12 (Hint: put in slope-intercept form).

Back

1/2

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Back

(0, 6)

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What is the standard form of a linear equation?

Back

Ax + By = C, where A, B, and C are integers.

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How do you convert from slope-intercept form to standard form?

Back

Rearrange y = mx + b to Ax + By = C.

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What is the slope of a line that is vertical?

Back

Undefined.

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What is the slope of a line that is horizontal?

Back

0.

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If a line has a slope of -3, what does this indicate about the line's direction?

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The line decreases as it moves from left to right.