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#1 2018-02-01 23:45:46

Hannibal lecter
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question about linear function form

Hi,

a linear function has the form  :

y = f(x)=b + mx

b is the vertical intercept, or value of y when x is zero.


what is the meaning of  " b is the vertical intercept"

can anyone give me an explanation please


for example,  y = 10 + mx
b = 10
what is it intercept?


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#2 2018-02-02 00:15:13

Jai Ganesh
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Re: question about linear function form

Hi Hannibal lecter,

Please see The equation of a straight line.


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#3 2018-02-02 05:52:39

Hannibal lecter
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Re: question about linear function form

but be is just a value

how it's intercept?


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#4 2018-02-02 20:30:17

zetafunc
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Re: question about linear function form

Hannibal lecter wrote:

for example,  y = 10 + mx
b = 10
what is it intercept?

The
-intercept is the point at which the line crosses the
-axis.

Since
, then the coordinates of the
-intercept are
. Or sometimes people just say that the
-intercept is
.

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