We have been given that on a coordinate plane a line with negative slope passes through points and
. We are asked to find the rate of the change of the function.
We know that slope represents rate of change of function.
We will use slope formula to solve our given problem.
Let and
.
Therefore, the rate of change of the given function is .
Answers:
f(-3) = -1
f(-1) = 2
f(3) = 5
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Explanations:
Draw a vertical line through -3 on the x axis. Make sure this vertical line crosses the orange graph. Mark this point of intersection and then draw a horizontal line from this point to the y axis. You should find that it touches -1 on the y axis. Check out the attached image to see this process in action.
Those steps basically say that x = -3 leads to y = -1. Since y = f(x), this means f(-3) = -1
Through similar steps, you should find that f(-1) = 2 and f(3) = 5
Note that the open hole/circle does not count. So if you land on an open hole, just keep going until you hit a closed circle on the other piece of the graph.
