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Earlier in this chapter we have expressed linear equations using the standard form Ax + By = C. Now we're going to show another way of expressing linear equations by using the slope-intercept form y = mx + b.
In the slope-intercept form you use the slope of the line and the y-intercept to express the linear function.
<span><span>y=mx+b</span><span>y=mx+b</span></span>
Where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.
Example
Graph the equation
<span><span>y−2x=1</span><span>y−2x=1</span></span>
rewrite in slope-intercept form
<span><span>y=2x+1</span><span>y=2x+1</span></span>
Identify the slope and the y-intercept
m = 2 and b = 1
Plot the point corresponding to the y-intercept, (0,1)
The m-value, the slope, tells us that for each step to the right on the x-axis we move 2 steps upwards on the y-axis (since m = 2)
Answer:
a. f(x)=58-5(x-1); there are 58 boxes in the top row.
b. 273 boxes
Step-by-step explanation:
There are 33 boxes at the bottom row, and there are 5 fewer boxes than the row before it meaning that each row above the bottom row has five more boxes than the one below it.
Basically:
bottom row (with 33 boxes) -->5th row-->4th row-->3rd row-->2nd row-->1st row
each arrow adds five boxes, so if you add 5 boxes for each arrow, there is a total of 58 boxes on the 1st row.
check:
2nd row:
f(x)=58-5(x-1)
f(2)=58-5(2-1)
f(2)=58-5(1)
f(2)=58-5
f(2)=53
and we know that 58 (first row)-5=53 (second row; has to have five fewer boxes) so the function works.
now we can use the formula to find the other row values:
3rd row:
f(x)=58-5(x-1)
f(3)=58-5(3-1)
f(3)=58-5(2)
f(3)=58-10
f(3)=48
4th row:
f(x)=58-5(x-1)
f(4)=58-5(4-1)
f(4)=58-5(3)
f(4)=58-15
f(4)=43
5th row:
f(x)=58-5(x-1)
f(5)=58-5(5-1)
f(5)=58-5(4)
f(5)=58-20
f(5)=38
so, we have the row values from top to bottom:
58, 53, 48, 43, 38, 33
now we just have to add them up, giving us 273 boxes in total.
They have different bases. Since 12 and 11 are different, the exponents can't be added