SOLUTION: Give the equation of the linear function f(x) if f(0) = 4 and f(4) = 0

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Question 159465: Give the equation of the linear function f(x) if f(0) = 4 and f(4) = 0
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Give the equation of the linear function f(x) if f(0) = 4 and f(4) = 0
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Let y = f(x)
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y = mx + b
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When x = 0 and y = 4
4 = m(0) + b
therefore
b = 4
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So we have y = mx + 4
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When x = 4 and y = 0
0 = m(4) + 4
therefore:
m = -1
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f(x) = -1x + 4 is the function
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