How do you find the slope and y intercept for #y=3x-5#?

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Gió
Jun 3, 2015

You can "read" these information from your equation which is in the form:
#y=mx+c#
with #m=# slope #=3#
#c=# y-intercept #=-5#

Meave60
Jun 3, 2015

Answer: The slope is #3# and the y-intercept is #-5#.

Problem: Find slope and y-intercept for #y=3x-5#

The equation for the slope-intercept form is #y=mx+b#, where #m# is the slope and #b# is the y-intercept.

For the equation #y=3x-5#, the slope is #3# and the y-intercept is #-5#.

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