Respuesta :
You must find the change in y divided by the change in x, the rate of change, for the given data points.
dy/dx=(9-10)/(4-2)=(8-9)/(6-4)=(7-8)/(8-6)=k=m=-1/2
Since the rate of change is constant this is a linear function.
So as your answer choices put it, it is linear because it decreases at a constant rate.
dy/dx=(9-10)/(4-2)=(8-9)/(6-4)=(7-8)/(8-6)=k=m=-1/2
Since the rate of change is constant this is a linear function.
So as your answer choices put it, it is linear because it decreases at a constant rate.