document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=745147>Question 745147</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I write a rule for each function?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x:    f(x):<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1    -11  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "0     -5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1      1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2      7 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x: f(x):<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1 -11 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "0 -5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "slope ?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Notice that y increases 6 when x increase by 1: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "So m = 6 is the slope<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "intercept ?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Notice that y = -5 when x = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So b =  -5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Form: y = mx + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 6x -5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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