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Write a linear function F with the given value f(0)=3 ,f(2)=-7

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given f(0)=3, we know the y intercept (when x equals 0) is 3
We then want to find the slope
We will use the slope formula m = (y2 - y1)/(x2 - x1)
m = (-7-3)/(2-0)
m = -10/2
m = -5
We can now plug in our slop and y-intercept into our slope-intercept form
y=mx+b
y = -5x + 3
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