document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=870996>Question 870996</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x	y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1	1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2	12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3	23<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4	34\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y =___x – ___\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I need help trying to figure this out. Thank you<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #525267 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><B>KMST(5328)</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=525267\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Each x is 1 more than the value above it.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Each y is 11 more than the value above it.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The slope of that linear function is 11,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "because that is how much y increases as x increases by 1.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the equation is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=11x%2Bb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=11x%2Bb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and we just have to find <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > , the y-intercept.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The minus sign in y =___x – ___ is already hinting that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is negative.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "WE can use any (x,y) from the table to substitute into <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=11x%2Bb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=11x%2Bb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and find <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > .<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For example, using (1,1) , <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1=11%2A1%2Bb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1=11%2A1%2Bb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1=11%2Bb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1=11%2Bb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=11-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=11-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=-10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=-10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( " So the equation is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28y=11x-10%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28y=11x-10%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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