In 2008, Harvard Stem Cell Institute principal faculty member Kevin Eggan first raised the possibility of using ALS patient-derived stem cells to better understand the disease and identify therapeutic targets for new drugs.
If f(x) is linear, the graph of y = f(x) is a straight line. The parameter m in the first two formulas is the slope of this line. In the general form, the slope is -A/B if B 0 and infinite if B = 0. In the slope-intercept form, the parameter b is the y-intercept. In the point-slope form, the point (x0, y0) is a point on the line y = f(x). Any point (x0, y0) on the line will lead to an equivalent equation. We will frequently have to perform the following calculations with linear equations:
Linear Functions: Any function of the form f (x) = m x + b, where m is not equal to 0 is called a linear function. The domain of this function is the set of all real numbers. The range of f is the set of all real numbers. The graph of f is a line with slope m and y intercept b. Note: A function f (x) = b, where b is a constant real number is called a constant function. Its graph is a horizontal line at y = b. You need only two points to graph a linear function. These points may be chosen as the x and y intercepts of the graph for example.