Below are two different functions, f(x) and g(x). What can be determined about their slopes? f(x) George reads 200 pages in 40 m

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Below are two different functions, f(x) and g(x). What can be determined about their slopes? f(x) George reads 200 pages in 40 m

inutes. x g(x) 2 −8 4 10 6 28

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lyudmila [28] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-22T02:13:42+03:00

George reads 200 pages in 40 minutes. How many pages does he read in a minute?
m = 200 / 40
m = 20 / 4
m = 5 George reads 5 pages every minute, so the slope is 5.

g(x) passes through (2,-8) and (4,10)
Slope = (10 - (-8)) ÷ (4-2)
Slope = 18 ÷ 2 = 9
The slope of g(x) is 9.