Exercise 1 Page 174

First, use the given points to calculate the slope. Then, identify the y-intercept.

y=2x+2

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Equations written in slope-intercept form follow a specific format. y= mx+ b In this form, m is the slope and b is the y-intercept. We need to identify these values using the given graph.

Let's start by substituting the points given on the graph into the Slope Formula and calculating m.

m = y_2-y_1/x_2-x_1

SubstitutePoints

Substitute ( 0,2) & ( 1,4)

m=4- 2/1- 0

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Simplify right-hand side

SubTerms

Subtract terms

m=2/1

DivByOne

a/1=a

m= 2

We calculated that the slope of the given equation is 2. Now, let's calculate the y-intercept and then write the equation in slope-intercepted form.

y-intercept

The y-intercept is the y-value where the line crosses the y-axis.

We can see that the function intercepts the y-axis at (0, 2). This means that the value of b is 2.

Writing the Equation

Now that we have the slope and the y-intercept, we can write our final equation. y= 2x+ 2

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Try It p.174-175

Self-Assessment for Concepts & Skills p.175

Self-Assessment for Problem Solving p.176

Review & Refresh p.177

Concepts, Skills, & Problem Solving p.177-178

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