document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=578511>Question 578511</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (-3,5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-2,3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-1,1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(0,-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1,-3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2,5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Write a equation that describes the function of the table </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #370676 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><B>KMST(5396)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=KMST><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=370676\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm betting on that last point actually being (2, -5).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you were to plot the points, you would see that they are all aligned, if you don't count (2,5), or if you take (2,-5) instead.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Without plotting you would see that the x values increase by 1 as you move from one point to the next, and as the y values decrease by 2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That shows you that it is a linear function, that would graph as a line with slope -2, because slope is the change in y divided by the corresponding change in x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We also see from the table that for x=0, y(0)=-1, so the y-intercept is -1.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A slope of -2, and a y-intercept of -1 make the function<BR>\n" );
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