Question

The ordered pairs below represent a relation between x and y.(-3,-3), (-2,0), (-1,3), (0,6), (1,9), (2,12)Could this set of ordered pairs have been generated by a linear function?

Answer 1

Answer: Yes

Step-by-step explanation: because the relative difference between y-values is the same no matter which pairs of (x,y) values used to calculate it.

Answer 2

The set of ordered pairs generate a linear function because all the points lie in the same line that is described by the equation y = 3x + 6. The equation is found by choosing any two ordered pair and constructing the y =mx+b equation form where m is the slobe and b is the y-intercept.