Answer:
f(x), Red Line: m = -½; b = 2
g(x), Blue Line: m = ⅓; b = -1
h(x), Green Line: m = 3; b = 0
Step-by-sep explanation:
✍️Note the following:
✔️The slope of a line, m, = [tex] \frac{rise}{run} = \frac{y_2 - y_1}{x_2 - x_1} [/tex]
✔️y-intercept, b, = the point on the y-axis where the line intercepts the y-axis, and where x = 0.
f(x), Red Line:
Using 2 points on the red line, (6, -1) and (8, -2)
slope (m) = [tex] \frac{y_2 - y_1}{x_2 - x_1} = \frac{-2 -(-1)}{8 - 6} = \frac{-1}{2} [/tex]
m = -½
The red line intercepts the y-axis at y = 2, therefore:
b = 2
g(x), Blue Line:
Using 2 points on the blue line, (0, -1) and (3, 0)
slope (m) = [tex] \frac{y_2 - y_1}{x_2 - x_1} = \frac{0 -(-1)}{3 - 0} = \frac{1}{3} [/tex]
m = ⅓
The blue line intercepts the y-axis at y = -1, therefore:
b = -1
h(x), Green Line:
Using 2 points on the green line, (0, 0) and (1, 3)
slope (m) = [tex] \frac{y_2 - y_1}{x_2 - x_1} = \frac{3 - 0}{1 - 0} = \frac{3}{1} = 3 [/tex]
m = 3
The green line intercepts the y-axis at y = 0, therefore:
b = 0.
