Month: June 2017

math-1rhtpb0

Using the numbers from my last blog post, I’m going to incorporate the result of our slope equation into our new equation, y=mx+b.  The y and the x don’t need to be solved for, which was hard for me to understand at first.  But I like to think of them as substitutes.  They’re just there to replace the y and x axis until they come into play.  B, however, needs to have a number in it.  In this example I used 4.

1. Write out the formula
2. Plug in the numbers
3. Use any number for x.  I generally use 2, because it gives a generally good idea of what the answer would be, without the numbers getting too big.
4. Use BEDMAS. Multiply the numbers that need to be multiplied, then add the y axis number.
5. Our result in this equation is 10.

math-1rhtpb0

This week, we learned how to find the slope.

The coordinates I used would look like this:

(3,4) (6,9)

All you have to do is plug in the numbers, and you’re set to go!

The slope for this equation would be 6/2, or 3.