Atown's population has been growing linearly. in 2003 the population was 35,000. the population has been growing by 2700 people each year.
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use the formula to find the population in 2009:

2003: 35000
2004: 35000 + 2700 = 37700
2005: 37700 + 2700 = 40400 (and so on)
2006: 43100
2007: 45800
2008: 48500
2009: 51200

Where m is the slope of the line and b is the y-intercept of the line, or the y-coordinate of the point at which the line crosses the y-axis. to write an equation in slope-intercept form, given a graph of that equation, pick two points on the line and use them to find the slope. this is the value of m in the equation.