Write the equation of the line with a slope of 8 and a y-intercept of -3 in slope-intercept form.

Question

Write the equation of the line with a slope of 8 and y-intercept of -3 in slope intercept form

Answer 1

Hello, Dani,

Slope intercept form is an equation of the format

y = mx + b

where x is the slope and b is the y intercept.

y = 8x - 3

The slope describes the, uh, slope of the line. A positive 8 means that as x increase, y increase by 8 times that amount (e.g., at x = 1, y = 5. At x = 2, y = 13). The -3 y intercept tells us where the line crosses the y axis (where x = 0).

y = 8x - 3

Bob