Find the equation of the line that passes through points a and b

y = 2x - 1

Step-by-step explanation:

The equation of a line in slope- intercept form is

y = mx + c ( m is the slope and c the y- intercept )

Calculate m using the slope formula

m = (y₂ - y₁ ) / (x₂ - x₁ )

with (x₁, y₁ ) = A(4, 7) and (x₂, y₂ ) = B(2, 3)

m =  =  = 2, thus

y = 2x + c ← is the partial equation

To find c substitute either of the 2 points into the partial equation.

Using B(2, 3), then

3 = 4 + c ⇒ c = 3 - 4 = - 1

y = 2x - 1 ← equation of line

part a

x     y

0     8

1     7.5

2     7

3     6.5

4     6

5     5.5  

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part b

it is a function because for every x value there is only one y value

part   c

for every x value there is only one y value

x       y

0       8

1       7.6

2       7.2

3       6.8

step-by-step explanation:

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