document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1151725>Question 1151725</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> My seventh grade class just started on a unit within functions. Examples of what we are working on show up here:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thing is, I don't know how to solve a problem that I've tried to solve by looking up YouTube tutorials. Please explain how to solve an equation for the following below:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x|y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2|-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3|1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4|8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5|15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6|22<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8|36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I came up with y = 7x + (-13) after countless YouTube tutorials but they all don't make sense to me. Please explain to me how to do this. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #773546 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><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=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=773546\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x|y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2|-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3|1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4|8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5|15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6|22<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8|36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "From the table assign the values as follows<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x1=2, y1=-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x2=8, y2=36<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the slope using m=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28y2-y1%29%29%2F%28%28x2-x1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28y2-y1%29%29%2F%28%28x2-x1%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%2836-%28-6%29%29%29%2F%28%288-2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%2836-%28-6%29%29%29%2F%28%288-2%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=42%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"42%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Using the point/slope form y - y1 = m(x - x1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y -(-6) = 7(x - 2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y + 6 = 7x - 14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 7x - 14 - 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 7x - 20 is the equation<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "check this using the x value in the table and see if y = the given value<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=5 for example<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 7(5) - 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 35 - 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 15<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you can do this for all values in the table, it should make sense to you then </SPAN>\n" );
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