Quick !
find the equation of the linear function represented by the table below in slope-intercept form.

Step-by-step explanation:

The slope-intercept form of an equation of a line:

m - slope

b - y-intercept

The formula of a slope:

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From the table we have :

x = 1 → y = 6

x = 2 → y = 9

x = 3 → y = 12

x = 4 → y = 15

Calculate the slope (choice any two pairs, and calculate the slope):

(1, 6), (2, 9)

We have the equation:

Put the coordinates of the point (1, 6) to the equation, and solve it for b:

             subtract 3 from both sides

Finally:

if the eqn of the parabola is f(x) = (x-4)(x+2), we need to mult. this out to find the coordinates of the vertex.

then f(x) = x^2 + 2x - 4x - 8, and f(x) = x^2 - 2x - 8.

one way in which you can find the vertex is to calculate x = -b / (2a).   here, that comes to

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x = = 1.   f(1) = 1^2 - 2(1) - 8 = - 9.   vertex is at (1, -9).

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find another point on the curve:   let x=0, for which y=-8.   then (0, -8) is on the curve.   plot the vertex and this point and draw a smooth parabola thru both.

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