Precalculus (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32197-907-9
ISBN 13: 978-0-32197-907-0

Chapter 3 - Linear and Quadratic Functions - 3.2 Building Linear Models from Data - 3.2 Assess Your Understanding - Page 133: 2

Answer

$y-4=2(x-1)$

Work Step by Step

Solve for the slope using the formula, $m=\frac{y_2-y_1}{y_2-y_1}$ to obtain: $m=\frac{8-4}{3-1}=\frac{4}{2}=2$ Use the point $(1, 4)$ to write the equation of the line in point-slope form to obtain: $y-y_1=m(x-x_1) \\y-4=2(x-1)$.
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