Write the linear function for the given function values. f(-2)=9 and f(6)=7

Mathematics

1 answer:

BigorU [14]3 years ago

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Answer:

$y = -\frac14x + 8.5$

Step-by-step explanation:

Hello!

A linear function is written in the form of $y = mx + b$ , where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.

Each of these expressions can be converted to coordinate form, (-2,9) and (6,7).

<h2>Slope</h2>

Slope can be calculated by the difference in the x-values divided by the difference in the y-values.

Solve

$\frac{9 - 6}{-2 - 6}$
$\frac{2}{-8}$
$-\frac14$

The slope is -1/4.

<h2 /><h2>Y-intercept</h2>

The y-intercept is found by plugging in the x and y values of a coordinate and the slope and then solving for b.

Solve

$y = mx + b$
$9 = -\frac14(-2) + b$
$9 = 0.5 + b$
$8.5 = b$

<h2>Equation</h2>

We can find the equation by simply plugging in all the values that we found.

Equation: $y = -\frac14x + 8.5$

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