Determine the rate of change (m) and the initial value (b) from the given table.

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x 1 3
y 4 8

(2 points)
m =


b =

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Use the slope formula m = (y2 − y1)/(x2 − x1).

m = (8 − 4)/(3 − 1) = 4/2 = 2.

Use y = mx + b and one point (1,4): 4 = 2(1) + b → b = 4 − 2 = 2.

m = 2
b = 2