Question

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Answer 1

Explanation:

Initial value ( y - value) for Function A is 12.

For B its 3(-1) + 2 = -1 so the answer is Function A.

Answer 2

Find 'Function A's linear equation by using point-slope formula;

y - y1 = m(x - x1)

Where y1 = your first y-coordinate in any pair, and x1 = your first x-coordinate in the following pair used for the y-coordinate, and lastly m = slope.

But, we do not have the slope so we use the formula to find the slope(rise/run) of any two random points;

y2(second y-coordinate) - y1(first y-coordinate)

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x2(second x-coordinate) - x1(first x-coordinate)

We plug in these values using any two ordered pairs, so I'll just use (-1,12) and (0,8).

12 - 8 4

_____ = ______ = -4/1 or -4 is the slope, so now we utilize this slope into

-1 - 0 -1

our point slope formula:-

y - y1 = m(x - x1)

For this, we just use one arbitrary pair, I'll use (-1,12).

So,

y - 12 = -4(x - (-1))

simplify

y - 12 = -4x - 4

isolate y by adding 12 to both sides (inverse operation of subtraction is addition)

+12 +12

y = -4x + 8, is the function for A.

Now let's compare the y-intercepts of both of these functions because we want to see which one has the greatest initial value.

Function A: y = -4x + 8, 8 is the y-intercept in this case.

Function B: y = 3x + 2, 2 is the y-intercept in this case.

Compare;

8 > 2, therefore Function A has a greater initial value.