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Robert's grandparents get him a puppy for his thirteenth birthday, and he names the puppy Scout. Robert does a good job taking care of Scout, and she's growing so fast! When Scout is 2 months old, she weighs 5 pounds. When she is 4 months old, she weighs 8 pounds.
In this relationship, x represents Scout's age (in months), and y represents her weight (in pounds).
Graph two points for this relationship and the line passing through them.
In this relationship, x represents Scout's age (in months), and y represents her weight (in pounds).
Graph two points for this relationship and the line passing through them.
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The two points are (2, 5) and (4, 8).
Slope m = (8 − 5)/(4 − 2) = 3/2.
Equation (point-slope): y − 5 = (3/2)(x − 2).
Slope-intercept form: y = (3/2)x + 2 (so the y‑intercept is (0,2)).
To graph: draw axes (x = months, y = pounds), plot (2,5) and (4,8), plot the y‑intercept (0,2) if you like, then draw the straight line through those points.
Slope m = (8 − 5)/(4 − 2) = 3/2.
Equation (point-slope): y − 5 = (3/2)(x − 2).
Slope-intercept form: y = (3/2)x + 2 (so the y‑intercept is (0,2)).
To graph: draw axes (x = months, y = pounds), plot (2,5) and (4,8), plot the y‑intercept (0,2) if you like, then draw the straight line through those points.