Answer: Choice B
y = x+9 because the y-intercept of the function represented by the table is 5.
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Explanation:
Let's focus on the first two rows of the table. Plug those coordinates into the slope formula below.
m = (y2-y1)/(x2-x1)
m = (13-9)/(4-2)
m = 4/2
m = 2
The slope is 2.
Then we'll use something like (x,y) = (2,9) along with the slope we found to determine the y intercept b
y = mx+b
y = 2x+b
9 = 2*2+b
9 = 4+b
9-4 = b
5 = b
b = 5
The equation for the table is y = 2x+5
We can check this by seeing that x = 6 leads to y = 2*x+5 = 2*6+5 = 17. I'll let you check the other x values of the table.
Because y = 2x+5 has a y intercept of 5, we're going to aim for answer choice B. The y intercept of y = x+9 is 9 which is larger than what we just found.
