Big Ideas Math - Algebra 1, A Common Core Curriculum

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Chapter 6 - Exponential Functions and Sequences - 6.7 - Recursively Defined Sequences - Exercises - Page 346: 64

Answer

$f(x)=3x$

Work Step by Step

We can rewrite $f(2)=6$ as $(2,6)$ and $f(-1)=-3$ as $(-1,-3)$. The slope of the line that passes through $(2,6)$ and $(-1,-3)$ is $m=\frac{y_{2}-y_{1}}{x_{2}-x_{1}}=\frac{-3-6}{-1-2}=3$ Equation of the line is $y-y_{1}=m(x-x_{1})$ $\implies y-6=3(x-2)$ $\implies y-6=3x-6$ $\implies y=3x-6+6$ Or $y=3x$. A function is $f(x)=3x$.
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