Question 253894: I am having trouble with a function table.
x Input y is the output #t
x / y
0 / -15
1 / -7
2 / 1
3 / 9
4 / 17
5 / 25
Part A
Write the equation that show how to determine the value of y for any value of x.
Answer_______________ y=
Part B
Use the equation to find the corresponding y-values for x = 6, 7, and 8.
Answer__________33, 41, 49_____________
I was able to see that the values in the y column were increasing by 8
from one line to the next. So I am quite sure that my part b answer is
correct. The only problem is that I couldn't figure out the rule to
create the equation. I was trying to multiply, and subtract and add numbers
and I just couldn't get it.
Please help if you can.
Found 2 solutions by drk, jim_thompson5910:
Answer by drk(1908)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! You are right in that the slope, m, is 8.
We use Y = mx + b as
Y = 3x + b.
Pick a point (0,-15) to get
-15 = 3*0 + b
Solve for b to get
b = -15
The equation is
Y = 8x - 15
Place (6,7,8) in for x to get
33, 41,,49.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! a) You are correct in saying that each value is increasing by 8. Since this increase is constant (ie doesn't change), this means that we have a linear equation. So these points form a straight line. Recall that we only need two points to find the equation of the line. So let's use the first two points (0,-15) and (1,-7). You can use any two points.
First let's find the slope of the line through the points ) and )
Note: ) is the first point . So this means that  and  .
Also, ) is the second point . So this means that  and  .
 Start with the slope formula.
 Plug in , , , and
 Subtract  from  to get 
 Subtract  from  to get
 Reduce
So the slope of the line that goes through the points and is
Now let's use the point slope formula:
 Start with the point slope formula
 Plug in , , and
 Rewrite  as 
 Distribute
 Multiply
 Subtract 15 from both sides.
 Combine like terms.
So the equation that goes through the points and is
Notice how the graph of goes through the points and . So this visually verifies our answer.
Graph of through the points and
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b)
Now to find the y values at x=6, 7, and 8, just plug them in to get:
x=6: 
x=7: 
x=8: 
So the corresponding y values for x=6, 7, and 8 are y=33, 41, and 49 respectively. Take note that 33 is 8 more than 25 (the y value for x=5), 41 is 8 more than 33, and 49 is 8 more than 41. So this supports our answer.
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