Before the fraction: -1/2, i have a negative sign
use y=mx+b
3=-1/2(2)+b
3+1=-1+b+1
4=b
check your work
0=-1/2x+4
0+4=-1/2x
(4)÷(-1/2)=(-1/2x)÷(-1/2)
-2=x
another pair is (-2,0) use this to figure out the other points, and/or the points you have in the multiple choice.

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The graph below shows the distance, y, in miles, of a bird from its nest for a certain amount of time, x, in minutes:

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Answer:

$0.2$ miles per minute represents the speed of the bird and 3 miles represents the original distance of the bird from its nest.

Step-by-step explanation:

As there is no graph mentioned here but the information are quite sufficient to answer the question.

We have points $(0,3), (5,4),(10,5)...$

From these points we can find the slope of the line .

From point slope formula $y-y_1=m(x-x_1)$

And assigning $(x,y) (0,3)$ and $(x_1,y_1) (5,4)$

$m=\frac{y_1-y}{x_1-x} =\frac{4-3}{5-0} =\frac{1}{5}=0.2$

This slope is also the speed of the bird which is $0.2\ miles\ per\ minute.$

As by plugging the values of any coordinate point we can confirm this.

Lets put $(10,5)$ , y-axis is the distance so in $10$ minutes the the distance covered by the bird must be equal to to y-axis value which is $5$ miles.