document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=10073>Question 10073</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need to find the equation for this. This is what they gave me<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-2,-5) (-1,-3) (0, -1) (1, 1) (2, 3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Please help me </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #5375 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><B>longjonsilver(2297)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><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=longjonsilver><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=5375\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x: -2 -1  0 1 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y: -5 -3 -1 1 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "OK, look at the y-values...increasing by 2 every time... this is the 2-times table, just \"moved a little\" ie 2,4,6,8,10.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so we have y=2x... the 2-times table. However, if x=0 (for example), y=2x gives y=0 in this situation, but our question says y should equal -1, so how about y=2x-1?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "check...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if x=-2, then y=2(-2)-1 --> y=-4-1 --> y=-5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Looks to be correct :-)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "jon.<BR>\n" );
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