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For the graph shown, the slope is changed to 1/5, but the y-intercept remains the same. What is the resulting equation for the new graph?

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GPT-4o mini
To derive the new equation of a line after a change in slope, we can start from the general form of the equation of a line:

\[ y = mx + b \]

Here, \( m \) represents the slope and \( b \) represents the y-intercept.

In your case, the slope is changed to \( \frac{1}{5} \), while the y-intercept \( b \) remains unchanged. Therefore, the resulting equation of the new graph will be:

\[ y = \frac{1}{5}x + b \]

To specify the exact equation, you would need the value of \( b \) (the y-intercept) from the original graph. Once you have that value, you can substitute it into the equation above to get the final equation of the new graph.

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