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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need to match the function has with its possible range.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "function is y=-5x + 1 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ranges to choose from:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-7,-4,-1,2,5,8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-5,-3,-1,1,3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11,6,1,-4,-9,-14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4,3,2,1,0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have no idea how to even begin to solve this question. Can you tell me the range and explain how it is done.  This is from a worksheet from McDougal Littell Middle School Math, Course 2 Chapter 7. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "function is y=-5x + 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Comment: The function has a slope of -5 which means \"as x increases<BR>\n" );
document.write( "one, y decreases 5\".  So you should look for a sequence where the <BR>\n" );
document.write( "numbers are decreasing 5 at each step.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ranges to choose from: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "-7,-4,-1,2,5,8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-5,-3,-1,1,3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11,6,1,-4,-9,-14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4,3,2,1,0 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The sequence 11,6,1,-4,-9,-14 satisfies that requirement.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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