Question x-10-1
The table shows four values of and their corresponding values of . There is a linear relationship between and that is defined by the equation , where is a constant. What is the value of ?
x 10 15 20 25 f x 82 137 192 247 The table shows four values
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Answer explanation
The correct answer is . It's given that is defined by the equation , where is a constant. It's also given in the table that when , . Substituting for and for in the equation yields, . Adding to both sides of this equation yields . Dividing both sides of this equation by yields . Therefore, the value of is .
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