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OpenStudy (anonymous):

math help please , thanks :p

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 .

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 = ???

OpenStudy (anonymous):

7 7 7

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

huh?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

wrong thing . i mean

OpenStudy (anonymous):

8 15

OpenStudy (anonymous):

y=7 .. right ?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 /?

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!

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

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