2006-09-03 12:13:53 · 15 answers · asked by Weekend Hero 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
Usually it is Ax+By=C. Not y = mx+b, that's called the slope-intercept form.
2006-09-03 12:32:24 · answer #1 · answered by John D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it is a staight line y= mx+c. In this equation m is the gradient or steepness measured by dividing the rise by the across between any 2 points on the line and the c is where the line crosses the y axis.
Curves have more complicated equations involving powers of x
2006-09-04 04:24:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
For all straight lines, y=mx+c
M is the Gradient, C is where the line cuts the Y axis.
Curved lines are more complex, x^2+x+2 for example. These do not follow the straight line rule.
2006-09-04 04:00:05 · answer #3 · answered by Emmersonne M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
John D is correct. ax+by=c is the general form for the equation of a line in two-dimensional space.
2006-09-03 19:38:56 · answer #4 · answered by tarahloft 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know the Field Marshall equation of a line.
2006-09-03 19:15:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a straight line?
y = mx + b
m is the slope of the line and b is the y-intercept.
2006-09-03 19:28:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
y = mx+c if it is a STRAIGHT line.
For curves, each one is dfferent, so you have to work it out, for example: x^2 is like a U turned so the open end is away from the axis.
2006-09-03 19:28:49 · answer #7 · answered by kingofclubs_uk 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
y= mx+c
where y is the number on the y axis and x is the number on the x axis, m is the gradient and c is the y-intercept
2006-09-03 19:20:32 · answer #8 · answered by AAA 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
y=mx+b
where x and y are variables
m is the slope
and b is the y-intercept
2006-09-03 19:18:45 · answer #9 · answered by just wants to know 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
y=mx+c
x and y are the variables
m is the slope/gradient
c is the y-intercept
2006-09-04 01:44:33 · answer #10 · answered by soccergal 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋