document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=276492>Question 276492</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> take a look at the following table.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  x  -2 -1 0 1 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(x) -5 -2 1 4 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Write out an equation for f(x). assume the function is linear. What is the slope? Is it negative or positive? What information do we get from the slope? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "f(x) -5 -2 1 4 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Write out an equation for f(x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "assume the function is linear.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(x) = 3x + 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the slope?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 3 (slope)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " Is it negative or positive? = +3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What information do we get from the slope?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It's the change in f(x)/change in x\r<BR>\n" );
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