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Find the rate of change in the table below X= -2, 1, 4, 7 Y= -11, -5, 1, 7

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9514 1404 393

Answer:

2

Explanation:

The steps in x are 1 -(-2) = 3, and the steps in y are -5 -(-11) = 6. The "rate of change" is the ratio of the change in y to the change in x:

m = ∆y/∆x = 6/3 = 2

The rate of change represented by the values in the table is 2.

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Additional comment

The table can be described by ...

y = 2x -7

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