Question

Model the function rule y = -2x - 3 with a table of values?

Answer 1

plug in a few numbers for x and solve for y

Answer 2

Still don't understand..

Answer 3

What would I plug in and how do I solve for y? I'm really not good with Algebra.

Answer 4

start out buy drawing this for the sake of being lazy use small numbers for x

Answer 5

i like to anyways

Answer 6

so far so good?

Answer 7

Not really ha this sounds like babble to me. :/

Answer 8

depending on your teacher he will want 3-5 x values

Answer 9

lol ok. draw the graph on a piece of paper

Answer 10

and let me know when your done

Answer 11

Like the one you've got ^?

Answer 12

yes, but if you want to change the x values you can

Answer 13

It doesn't matter as long as they're 3-5?

Answer 14

pretty much

Answer 15

eh... I put
-3
0
2

Answer 16

ok now what we need to do is plug these values into x

Answer 17

lets start with -3
y = -2(-3) - 3

Answer 18

so what would be the first step to solving this problem?

Answer 19

Multiply -3 and -2?
then subtract 3 from that?

Answer 20

correct and what do you get?

Answer 21

Y = -6 - 3
y = -9?

Answer 22

Oh two -'s make a positive...

Answer 23

oops

Answer 24

you would get this because a negative times a negative = positive

Answer 25

ok so you understand what we need to do now?

Answer 26

Plug in the other two number.
y = 3
y = -7 ?

Answer 27

yup you got it :)

Answer 28

Sweet, thanks. and that's the answer?

Answer 29

when you put it into the chart ya

Answer 30

sorry 0 should =-3

Answer 31

Oh alright. Thanks again.

Answer 32

np glad to help