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The Coordinate Plane is really called the Cartesian Plane, which was developed by a french Mathematician, named Renee Descartes. He described the slope as "climbing" up or down a line (from left to right). The french word for "climb" is "monte" (with an accent over the 'e'). That's why he used 'm' for slope.
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What is the 'Slope Intercept Form'?
y=mx+b where m=slope; b= y-intercept
How do you find Slope intercept equation of given two points?
Use the equation; y=mx+b where m is the slope Use your 2 points as y and b (intercept)
What is point intercept form?
Point slope? y=mx+b M being the slope, and b being the y-intercept.
If the slope of a line is 4 and the y intercept is negative 2 what is the linear equation in the slope intercept form?
slope intercept form is y=mx+b (m is slope, b is y intercept) slope = 4, y intercept = -2 y = 4x -2
Is the x intercept the same as the slope?
No. In a linear equation, y = mx + b, the slope is m, and the x intercept is where mx + b = 0.
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