A b + a c - 4 b - 4 c = a ( b + c ) - 4 ( b + c ) =
= (b + c) (a - 4)
Beforehand let me apologize for my sloppy handwriting. I'm a lefty, so please deal with me. . Anyway, the equation you listed didn't really have a x, because a linear equation is y= mx+b, and anything with x is the slope. But I did see y and a number on one side, so I'm like maybe I can get these two alone. So here's what I did:
2y + 4=0
-4 -4 I subtracted 4 on both sides. Why because you would want "y" alone.
Next,
2y= -4
Now to get "y" alone you want to divide on both sides.
2y= -4/ 2
y= -2
Now you're probably thinking "how do you graph it? There's no "x" in the equation." Well, you just graph it. Since the answer is y= -2, you go to the y axis, look for -2, and place a line to indicate that is the equation. And to make it clear, remember y is the y-intercept.
I really do hope this helps you, if not message me. I'll be happy to help, and again I'm sorry for my handwriting!
Answer:
1) y=(-1/4)x+(11/4)
2) y=(4)x-33
3) y=(2/3)x-11/3
4) y=(5)x-2
5) y=(3)x-7
6) y=(-1/4)x+(6)
Step-by-step explanation:
1) y=mx+b 3=(-1/4)(-1)+b b= 11/4
2) y=mx+b -5=(4)(7)+b b= -33
3) y=mx+b -5=(2/3)(-2)+b b= -11/3
4) y=mx+b 3=(5)(1)+b b= -2
5) y=mx+b -1=(-3)(-2)+b b= -7
6) y=mx+b 7=(1/4)(4)+b b= 6
Both can be right because if the function goes up, turns and goes down, between x = -2 and x = 2, it can happen that f(-2) = f(2) and then the average rate of change is [f(2) - f(-2)] / [2-(-2)] which is 0/4 = 0.
The only linear equation is choice d