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What is the equation of the following linear function?

What is the equation of the following linear function?-example-1
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Answer:

y = - 2x

Explanation:

The equation of a line passing through the origin is

y = mx ← m is the slope

To calculate m use the slope formula

m = ( y₂ - y₁ ) / ( x₂ - x₁ )

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (- 1, 2) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (0, 0) ← 2 points on the line

m =
(0-2)/(0+1) =
(-2)/(1) = - 2

y = - 2x ← equation of line

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