Pauley graphs the change in temperature of a glass of hot tea over time. He sees that the function appears to decrease quickly a
t first, then decrease more slowly as time passes. Which best describes this function? It is linear because the graph decreases over time. It is linear because there is both an independent and a dependent variable. It is nonlinear because linear functions are increasing functions. It is nonlinear because linear functions increase or decrease at the same rate.
so hmmm then we know the slope of that line is -2/3, so we're really looking for the point-slope form of a line with a slope of -2/3 and that passes through (-3 , 8)
