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: 67

Answer

$f(x)=2x-7$

Work Step by Step

We can rewrite $f(3)=-1$ as $(3,-1)$ and $f(-4)=-15$ as $(-4,-15)$. The slope of the line that passes through $(3,-1)$ and $(-4,-15)$ is $m=\frac{y_{2}-y_{1}}{x_{2}-x_{1}}=\frac{-15-(-1)}{-4-3}=2$ Equation of the line is $y-y_{1}=m(x-x_{1})$ $\implies y-(-1)=2(x-3)$ $\implies y+1=2x-6$ or $y=2x-7$ A function is $f(x)=2x-7$.
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