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What is the equation of this table?

What is the equation of this table?-example-1
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Answer:

y = 1/4x +1/8

Explanation:

You want to know the equation of the table showing a linear function and points (0, 1/8), (1, 3/8).

Y-intercept

The y-intercept of the line described by this table is the y-value when x=0. That value is 1/8.

Slope

The slope of the line described by the table is the difference in y-values for a difference in x-values of 1. The difference between x=1 and x=0 is ...

∆y = 3/8 -1/8 = 2/8 = 1/4

Slope-intercept equation

The slope-intercept equation for the table is then ...

y = mx +b . . . . . . . line with slope m and y-intercept b

y = 1/4x +1/8 . . . . . line with slope 1/4 and y-intercept 1/8

The equation of the table is ...

y = 1/4x +1/8

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