Question

What is x - 3y = -9 in function form??? Help!

Answer 1

Answer: f(x) = (1/3)x + 3

This is basically in the form y = mx+b with m = 1/3 as the slope and b = 3 as the y intercept. I'm using f(x) in place of y to indicate function notation.

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Work Shown:

The goal is to solve for y.

x - 3y = -9

-3y = -9-x ... subtracting x from both sides

-3y = -x-9

y = (-x-9)/(-3) .... dividing both sides by -3

y = -x/(-3) - 9/(-3) ... break up the fraction

y = (1/3)x + 3 .... simplify

f(x) = (1/3)x + 3 .... replace y with f(x)