y=mx+b
m is the slope, b is the y-intercept (where the line will cross the y axis.
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The equation of a line is y=mx+b, when m is the slope of the line and b is the y-intercept.
y=mx+b is the equation for a linear relationship. y= the dependant variable m= the slope of the line x= the independent variable b= the y-intercept
In the equation Y=mx+b, which is what I believe you mean, 'b' is the y intercept of the graph. In other words, if the equation is plotted in standard Cartesian coordinates, the straight line crosses the y-axis at the height b above the x axis.
In the straight line equation: y = mx+b 'm' is the slope and 'b' is the y intercept
If the equation of a line is in the form ax + by + c = 0 then the slope of the line will be -a/b.