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Write an equation that best describes the pattern in the table. 12 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 22 6 | 8 | 11 11 | 13 | 16 y у

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We need two ordered pairs of the table

(12,6)=(x1,y1)

(14,8)=(x2,y2)


m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)=(8-6)/(14-12)=(2)/(2)=1

the equation is


\begin{gathered} y-6=1(x-12) \\ y=x-12+6 \\ y=x-6 \end{gathered}

the equation is

y=x-6

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