The table below represents a linear function f(x) and the equation represents a function g(x):

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kmullis6 · Answer

@ganeshie8

ganeshie8 · Answer

your main questiona nd the attached figure don't match
could you double check

ganeshie8 · Answer

you're talking about turtles in the main question
but i don't see any turtles in ur attached figure

kmullis6 · Answer

Yea sorry, I accidentally posted the wrong picture I'd had saved.

kmullis6 · Answer

But I changed it to the one it is now.

ganeshie8 · Answer

okay good

kmullis6 · Answer

I know how to find slope, but I don't really get which one I'm supposed to use

ganeshie8 · Answer

Look at the table
it is given the function in that table represents a line

ganeshie8 · Answer

can you find the slope of the function in that table ?

kmullis6 · Answer

x: diff. is 1
f(x): diff. is 10

ganeshie8 · Answer

Yes!

ganeshie8 · Answer

so, slope of the function in table = ?

kmullis6 · Answer

What do I say in place of what I put earlier?

ganeshie8 · Answer

slope = f(x) diff / x diff
          = 10 / 1
          = 10

ganeshie8 · Answer

what about the slope of g(x)
do you know how to find th slope of a line, given its equation ?

kmullis6 · Answer

The slope of g(x) is 5.
y = mx + b... m is the slope of the line

ganeshie8 · Answer

Excellent!

ganeshie8 · Answer

Now that you know the slopes of both the given functions, what is your answer for part A

kmullis6 · Answer

The slope of x is 1, the slope of f(x) is 10, and the slope of g(x) is 5.

ganeshie8 · Answer

what do you mean by slope of x is 1 ?

x is not a line

you need a line before talking about slope

ganeshie8 · Answer

we saw that the slope of f(x) is 10, and the slope of g(x) is 5.

kmullis6 · Answer

Oh, so what I said about it earlier didn't matter? Like it wasn't right?

ganeshie8 · Answer

` slope of f(x) is 10, and the slope of g(x) is 5. `

above part is correct

ganeshie8 · Answer

so which function has greater slope ?

kmullis6 · Answer

f(x) does. Is this better? 

The slope of f(x) is 10, and the slope of g(x) is 5. In a table, you have to count the difference between the numbers, whereas in an equation, y = mx + b, m is the slope.

ganeshie8 · Answer

Looks good! always keep in mind, the more sentences you use to explain, the more your teacher likes you