Determine Slope, y-intercept, rate of change and the initial value

Hi everyone! This page is an introduction to linear relationships. It is short but I hope everyone finds it useful, enjoy!

Okay, so you maybe asking HOW CAN YOU DETERMINE THE SLOPE AND THE Y-INTERCEPT OF A LINE????!!!!! Well the graph of every nonvertical line crosses the y-axis. The y-intercept is the coordinate of the point where the graph intersects the y-axis. The x-coordinate of this point is always 0.

Now what is y = mx + b? The linear equation shown is written in the slope-intercept form of an equation. Its graph is a line with slope m and y-intercept b. Slope m represents mx and y-intercept b represents b.

A linear relationship has a constant rate of change. You can find the rate of change m (mx) and the initial value b (b) for a linear situation from a table of values.

My next discussion post will be about Identifying Functions from Mapping Diagrams . Feel free to comment below for any ideas and improvements! Hope you liked it! Thanks!

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@Percy Jackson Can you join out programming team on repl.it? You don't have to be online. We just want members. Please.

Bithiah Koshy - 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Yes pls .....that team is for making projects

SRIJAN Singh - 7 months, 2 weeks ago

I don't know Python, only JavaScript...

A Former Brilliant Member - 7 months, 2 weeks ago

It's okay I know Javascript too. Did you learn from Khan academy?

Bithiah Koshy - 7 months, 2 weeks ago

@Bithiah Koshy – Nope, I taught myself in 7th grade. After I was a amateur at it, I found the KA courses and got better.

A Former Brilliant Member - 7 months, 2 weeks ago

@Bithiah Koshy – But your code is Python, is it not?

A Former Brilliant Member - 7 months, 2 weeks ago

@A Former Brilliant Member – https://repl.it/@Bitkoshy

Bithiah Koshy - 7 months, 2 weeks ago

@Bithiah Koshy – Nice Legend of Zelda pxl art :)

But I am still not joining. I will help when i find time if you want, but I don't have time for this and my own programming. Plus, I've never collaborated with anyone on a program, I like to code solo :)

A Former Brilliant Member - 7 months, 2 weeks ago

@A Former Brilliant Member – Mhmm I am usually like that too.

Bithiah Koshy - 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Final answer, no (especially, if Srijan is there...)

@SRIJAN Singh @Bithiah Koshy

A Former Brilliant Member - 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Lol, I left your team and created my own - Heroes of Olympus

A Former Brilliant Member - 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Wow!

Bithiah Koshy - 7 months, 2 weeks ago

I know right! lol

A Former Brilliant Member - 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Nice bro

SRIJAN Singh - 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Hehe lol, I probably won't even use it

A Former Brilliant Member - 7 months, 2 weeks ago

@A Former Brilliant Member – Ya lol

SRIJAN Singh - 7 months, 2 weeks ago

@SRIJAN Singh I am online on discord NOWWW bitkoshyHackerpro_dank#1254

Bithiah Koshy - 7 months, 2 weeks ago

you do know what dank means right?

@Percy Jackson

NSCS 747 - 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Dank memer

Bithiah Koshy - 7 months, 2 weeks ago

@Bithiah Koshy – My username is actually bitkoshyHackerpro_dank#1254 I think

Bithiah Koshy - 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Nope, I ain't on Discord, I told you a million times!

Now I'm checking on the internet...God, seriously! A sarcastic bot! Why the hell would anyone need that?

A Former Brilliant Member - 7 months, 2 weeks ago

@A Former Brilliant Member – @Percy Jackson I know, and lmao it is a currency system chatbot. It's quite addicting tbh!

Bithiah Koshy - 7 months, 2 weeks ago

can i friend you?

NSCS 747 - 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Yes you can

SRIJAN Singh - 7 months, 2 weeks ago

@NSCS 747 Yea you can I can created a Programming Brilliant discord server.

Bithiah Koshy - 7 months, 2 weeks ago

@Percy Jackson you should really get discord you are missing out on so much well not that much but well.. you will see it kinda cool and stuff

NSCS 747 - 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Btw I'm also on discord with @Bithiah Koshy also we use to chat.My username is Srijan_coder @NSCS 747 pls tell ur username so that i will also avle to chat with you .....

SRIJAN Singh - 7 months, 2 weeks ago

fine... it is "NSCS747#2887"

NSCS 747 - 7 months, 2 weeks ago

@Nscs 747 – Pls accept this invite https://discord.gg/gaYm4cs

SRIJAN Singh - 7 months, 2 weeks ago

@Percy Jackson and @NSCS 747 This whole discussion turned into a gender topic. Well goodnight everyone going to be 11pm in Melbourne and Sydney time.

Bithiah Koshy - 7 months, 2 weeks ago

lol ok whatever

A Former Brilliant Member - 7 months, 2 weeks ago

i have this guy in my class named oscar and he.. lets just say that he simps a lot for random people on tik tok lol

NSCS 747 - 7 months, 2 weeks ago

he is kinda funny tho i wouldnt say he is class clown but like just funny... u know what i mean?

NSCS 747 - 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Now try to search for those comments again, you wont find them, because I deleted the comment where they all came from, so you can't see them now :)

A Former Brilliant Member - 7 months, 2 weeks ago

i am usually online at around 5pm onwards

NSCS 747 - 7 months, 2 weeks ago

https://brilliant.org/discussions/thread/tau/?refid=1599268 percy's wiki https://brilliant.org/discussions/thread/latex-club-for-trying-codes-and-making-genius/?refid=1598390 percy's latex club https://brilliant.org/profile/percy-wc55ex/ the rest of the stuff

NSCS 747 - 7 months, 2 weeks ago

@NSCS 747 click onthis link https://discord.gg/gaYm4cs

SRIJAN Singh - 7 months, 2 weeks ago

-_- why?

Half pass3 - 7 months, 1 week ago

@Half pass3 He wants you to join my server i think.

Bithiah Koshy - 7 months, 1 week ago

These notes are kinda short, maybe you should make them longer? Just a suggestion.

A Former Brilliant Member - 7 months, 2 weeks ago

@Percy Jackson True but I don't have much time in the day so yea since I have other studies too! Hehe.

Bithiah Koshy - 7 months, 2 weeks ago

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Remember to wrap math in `\(` ... `\)` or `\[` ... `\]` to ensure proper formatting.
`2 \times 3`	$2 \times 3$
`2^{34}`	$2^{34}$
`a_{i-1}`	$a_{i-1}$
`\frac{2}{3}`	$\frac{2}{3}$
`\sqrt{2}`	$\sqrt{2}$
`\sum_{i=1}^3`	$\sum_{i=1}^3$
`\sin \theta`	$\sin \theta$
`\boxed{123}`	$\boxed{123}$