The slope of the line is 8.5 and the y-intercept is at the origin as shown in the graph below.
Graph of a linear function
A linear function is a function that has a leading degree of 1. The standard equation for a linear function is expressed as:
y = mx + b
where
m is the slope which is equal to the rate of change of y coordinate to x-coordinates.
b is the y-intercept
Given the following equation
y=8.5x
The slope of the line is 8.5 and the y-intercept is at the origin as shown in the graph below.
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