Question

Explain what the slope and y-intercept of the equation represent in this situation.

Answer 1

`\text{ Carlos spends 10 minutes stretching and 8 minutes on each workout machine.}`

Explanation:

The linear function is represented by the following equation, remember that the slope represents the constant rate of change, in this case, the time that he spends on each machine. The y-intercept is the initial amount of time, which means in this case the time that he spent stretching before the machines.

`\begin{gathered} y=mx+b \\ where, \\ m=\text{ slope} \\ b=\text{ y-intercept} \end{gathered}`

Hence, for the given linear function:

`\text{ Carlos spends 10 minutes stretching and 8 minutes on each workout machine.}`