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Which function passes through the points (0,0) and (3,12)A- y= 1/4xB- y= 2x + 6C- y= 3x + 12D- y= 4x

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There are two ways to solve this:

- Test the 2 points in each equation and see which one satisfy both points.

- Find the equation of the line that passes through this 2 points.

We will do the later.

We have a proportional relationship, because the point (0,0) is part of the line.

That indicates that the y-intercept (the value of y when x=0) is 0.

Then, options B and C are discarded.

We can find the slope of a proportional relationship as:


m=(y)/(x)=(12)/(3)=4

As the slope is m=4, the equation of the line is:


y=4x

That satisfy (0,0) and (3,12).

Answer: y=4x (Option D).

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