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Find the equation of the linear function represented by the table

y 6 9 12 15
x 1 2 3 4








User Thiago Arreguy
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Answer:

y = 3x +3

Explanation:

The slope of the line can be found using the slope formula:

m = (y2 -y1)/(x2 -x1)

Using the first two sets of table values, this is ...

m = (9 -6)/(2 -1) = 3/1 = 3

You can find the point-slope equation using the form ...

y -k = m(x -h) . . . . . . line with slope m through point (h, k)

y -6 = 3(x -1) . . . . . using the first point in the table

Solving for y gives ...

y = 3x -3 +6 . . . eliminate parentheses, add 6

y = 3x +3

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