SOLUTION: if the domain is 1,3,5,7 and the range is 1,2,3,4 what is the rule of the function

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Question 514444: if the domain is 1,3,5,7 and the range is 1,2,3,4 what is the rule of the function
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
if the domain is 1,3,5,7 and the range is 1,2,3,4 what is the rule of the function
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Points: (1,1),(3,2),(5,3),(7,4)
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slope = (2-1)/(3-1) = 1/2
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y = mx + b
3 = (1/2)5 + b
3 = 2.5 + b
b = 1/2
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Equation:
y = (1/2)x + (1/2)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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