Sure! Here's an example set of data that is a function:
| x | y |
|---|---|
| 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 7 |
| 4 | 9 |
| 5 | 11 |
To show that this is a function, we need to check that for every value of x, there is only one corresponding value of y. We can see from the table that this is true - for example, when x=2, y=5 and there are no other values of x that give y=5.
To represent this function in the form y=m*x+b, we need to find the values of m and b. We can use the slope-intercept form of a line to do this, which is:
y = m*x + b
where m is the slope of the line and b is the y-intercept (the value of y when x=0).
To find the slope, we can use the formula:
m = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1)
where (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) are any two points on the line. Let's use the points (1, 3) and (2, 5):
m = (5 - 3) / (2 - 1) = 2
So the slope of the line is 2.
To find the y-intercept, we can use any point on the line and solve for b. Let's use the point (1, 3):
y = m*x + b
3 = 2*1 + b
b = 1
So the y-intercept is 1.
Now we can write the equation of the line in slope-intercept form:
y = 2*x + 1
To check that this equation matches the values in the table, we can substitute each value of x into the equation and see if we get the corresponding value of y:
When x=1: y = 2*1 + 1 = 3
When x=2: y = 2*2 + 1 = 5
When x=3: y = 2*3 + 1 = 7
When x=4: y = 2*4 + 1 = 9
When x=5: y = 2*5 + 1 = 11
These values match the values in the table, so we have shown that the set of data is a function and we have written its equation in the form y=m*x+b.
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