Asked by Alto saxaphone

x to y
1 to 4
3 to 8

Find the rate of change and the initial value of the linear function given as a table of values.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Rate of change (slope) = (8 − 4)/(3 − 1) = 4/2 = 2.

Use y = mx + b: 4 = 2(1) + b ⇒ b = 2.

Initial value (y-intercept) = 2. The linear function is y = 2x + 2.