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a. Consider a line with slope m and y-intercept (0, b). the slope −intercept from of an equation of the line is
b. An equation of a line written in the from Ax + By = C, where A and B not both zero, is said to be in from.
c. A line defined by an equation y = k, where k is a constant is a (horizontal/ vertical) line.
d. A line defined by an equation x = k, where k is a constant is a (horizontal/ vertical) line.
e. Given the slope −intercept from of an equation of a line, y = mx + b, the value of m is the and b is the.
f. Given a point (x1 y1) on a line with slope m, the
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