Asked by Zephyr Benedict

Determine the rate of change (m) and the initial value (b) from the given table.
x y
1 4
3 8
m = ?
b = ?

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Slope m = (8 − 4) / (3 − 1) = 4/2 = 2.

Use y = mx + b with (1,4): 4 = 2(1) + b ⇒ b = 2.

So m = 2 and b = 2.