Question 1027532: Which table will have the greatest value of y when x = 7?
x 1 2 3
y 2 4 8
x 1 2 3
y 14 26 38
x 1 2 3
y 3 12 27
x 1 2 3
y 12 22 32
Answer by MathLover1(20849) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Which table will have the greatest value of when ?
table 1:
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as you can see, equation for this table is
so, if , then
table 2:
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find formula first:
Solved by pluggable solver: Finding the Equation of a Line |
First lets find the slope through the points ( , ) and ( , )
Start with the slope formula (note: ( , ) is the first point ( , ) and ( , ) is the second point ( , ))
Plug in , , , (these are the coordinates of given points)
Subtract the terms in the numerator to get . Subtract the terms in the denominator to get 
So the slope is

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Now let's use the point-slope formula to find the equation of the line:
------Point-Slope Formula------
where is the slope, and ( , ) is one of the given points
So lets use the Point-Slope Formula to find the equation of the line
Plug in , , and (these values are given)
Distribute 
Multiply and to get . Now reduce to get 
Add to both sides to isolate y
Combine like terms and to get
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Answer:
So the equation of the line which goes through the points ( , ) and ( , ) is:
The equation is now in form (which is slope-intercept form) where the slope is and the y-intercept is 
Notice if we graph the equation and plot the points ( , ) and ( , ), we get this: (note: if you need help with graphing, check out this solver)
Graph of through the points ( , ) and ( , )
Notice how the two points lie on the line. This graphically verifies our answer.
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equation for this table is
so, if , than
table 3:
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Solved by pluggable solver: Finding the Equation of a Line |
First lets find the slope through the points ( , ) and ( , )
Start with the slope formula (note: ( , ) is the first point ( , ) and ( , ) is the second point ( , ))
Plug in , , , (these are the coordinates of given points)
Subtract the terms in the numerator to get . Subtract the terms in the denominator to get 
So the slope is

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Now let's use the point-slope formula to find the equation of the line:
------Point-Slope Formula------
where is the slope, and ( , ) is one of the given points
So lets use the Point-Slope Formula to find the equation of the line
Plug in , , and (these values are given)
Distribute 
Multiply and to get . Now reduce to get 
Add to both sides to isolate y
Combine like terms and to get
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Answer:
So the equation of the line which goes through the points ( , ) and ( , ) is:
The equation is now in form (which is slope-intercept form) where the slope is and the y-intercept is 
Notice if we graph the equation and plot the points ( , ) and ( , ), we get this: (note: if you need help with graphing, check out this solver)
Graph of through the points ( , ) and ( , )
Notice how the two points lie on the line. This graphically verifies our answer.
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equation for this table is: 
so, if , than
table 4:
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find formula first:
Solved by pluggable solver: Finding the Equation of a Line |
First lets find the slope through the points ( , ) and ( , )
Start with the slope formula (note: ( , ) is the first point ( , ) and ( , ) is the second point ( , ))
Plug in , , , (these are the coordinates of given points)
Subtract the terms in the numerator to get . Subtract the terms in the denominator to get 
So the slope is

------------------------------------------------
Now let's use the point-slope formula to find the equation of the line:
------Point-Slope Formula------
where is the slope, and ( , ) is one of the given points
So lets use the Point-Slope Formula to find the equation of the line
Plug in , , and (these values are given)
Distribute 
Multiply and to get . Now reduce to get 
Add to both sides to isolate y
Combine like terms and to get
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Answer:
So the equation of the line which goes through the points ( , ) and ( , ) is:
The equation is now in form (which is slope-intercept form) where the slope is and the y-intercept is 
Notice if we graph the equation and plot the points ( , ) and ( , ), we get this: (note: if you need help with graphing, check out this solver)
Graph of through the points ( , ) and ( , )
Notice how the two points lie on the line. This graphically verifies our answer.
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equation for this table is
so, if , than
answer: table 2 will have the greatest value of when
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