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Math 103 Section 1.2: Linear Equations and ... - Bruce E. Shapiro

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Special forms for linear equations:<br />

Slope-Intercept form.<br />

Definition 4 An equation of the form<br />

y = mx + b<br />

is a linear equation in slope-intercept form.<br />

Put 4x − 3y = 12 into slope-intercept form.<br />

What are m <strong>and</strong> b?<br />

What do they mean?<br />

11

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