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OpenStudy (anonymous):
math help please , thanks :p
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
OpenStudy (anonymous):
@jim_thompson5910
jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
use the slope formula to find the slope through the points (2,8) and (4,15)
jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
slope formula
\[\Large m = \frac{y_{2}-y_{1}}{x_{2}-x_{1}}\]
OpenStudy (anonymous):
i think I'm going to go with either C OR D .
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jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
why?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
well because height adds up to 7
jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
if you pick on choice C
does plugging in x = 2 give you y = 8?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
yes i think so , lol
jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
y = 7x+1
y = 7*2+1 ... replace x with 2
y = ???
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
7
7
7
jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
huh?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
wrong thing . i mean
OpenStudy (anonymous):
8
15
OpenStudy (anonymous):
y=7 .. right ?
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jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
what is 7*2+1 equal to
OpenStudy (anonymous):
=15
jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
which is not 8 like we want
jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
for y = 7x+1, if x = 2 then y = 15 (not y = 8). So the equation for choice C doesn't work
OpenStudy (anonymous):
okay , next is D
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
that is +8
jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
does plugging x = 2 into that give you y = 8?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
yes.
jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
really?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
no its not
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jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
what does it give you?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
10?.,
jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
y = 7x+8
plug in x = 2 and it gives you y = ???
OpenStudy (anonymous):
15
OpenStudy (anonymous):
17
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jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
idk how you're getting that
jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
it sounds like you're just randomly guessing
OpenStudy (anonymous):
u are asking me 7 + 8 = +x =2 ? correct?
jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
7x+2
replace x with 2
7*2 + 2 = ???
jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
7x means 7 times x
x is some unknown number
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jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
oops I didn't mean +2 I meant +8, my bad
jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
7x+8
replace x with 2 to get 7*2+8 = ???
OpenStudy (anonymous):
22
jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
yes
jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
so that's also not y = 8 like we want
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
yay . lol
jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
so C and D are out
OpenStudy (anonymous):
so its not C OR D
jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
yeah
OpenStudy (anonymous):
either A OR B
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
AND I think i know what it is ,, i think B Is correct ..
jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
plug in x = 2 and see what happens
jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
you can think of 7/2 as 3.5
jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
y = 3.5x + 8
y = 3.5*2 + 8 ... replace x with 2
y = ???
OpenStudy (anonymous):
11.5 /?
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jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
3.5*2 + 8 = ???
OpenStudy (anonymous):
15
jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
so B is out
OpenStudy (anonymous):
i know i know !
OpenStudy (anonymous):
A IS the correct answer!
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jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
let's check choice A
y = 3.5x + 1
y = 3.5*2 + 1 ... replace x with 2
y = ???
OpenStudy (anonymous):
8
jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
yep I suggest you check the other x values in the table
OpenStudy (anonymous):
okay I will thank you so much :P
jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):
np