What is the slope of the line (y=13x+8)?
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Answer and explanation
Correct answer: 13
A line in the form \(y=mx+c\) has slope \(m\). In \(y=13x+8\), the coefficient of \(x\) is 13, so the slope is 13. The number 8 is the y-intercept, not the slope. Exam tip: In \(y=mx+c\), the coefficient of \(x\) is always the slope.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
13
Why is this the correct answer?
A line in the form \(y=mx+c\) has slope \(m\). In \(y=13x+8\), the coefficient of \(x\) is 13, so the slope is 13. The number 8 is the y-intercept, not the slope. Exam tip: In \(y=mx+c\), the coefficient of \(x\) is always the slope.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 9 Mathematics question. Chapter: Introduction to Polynomials. Topic: Slope and y-intercept.
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