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(-3, 2.5) (0, 1) (2, 0)

Determine the initial value and the rate of change of the linear function

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The slope (rate of change) is m = (1 − 2.5)/(0 − (−3)) = −1.5/3 = −0.5 = −1/2.
The initial value (y-intercept) is the y-value at x = 0, which is 1.

So the linear function is y = −(1/2)x + 1, with initial value 1 and rate of change −1/2.