Mrs. Jackson gives the table below to her students. In order for the function to be linear, what must a be and
why?
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4
5
6
y
26
23
a = 22 because the rate of change is 1.
a = 20 because the rate of change is 3.
a = 22 because the rate of change is -1.
a = 20 because the rate of change is -3.
a

  a = 20 because the rate of change is -3

Step-by-step explanation:

In order for the function to be linear, sequential values of x must match values of y that have the same first differences. Here, 23-26 = -3, so we must have a-23 = -3. That is to say, the value of "a" must be 20.

The "rate of change" is the ratio of the differences in y to the differences in x. Here, that is -3/1 = -3. The appropriate choice is ...

  a = 20 because the rate of change is -3

see explanation

step-by-step explanation:

since the sequence is geometric there is a common ratio r between consecutive terms, that is

r = 4 ÷ - 2 = - 2

r = - 8 ÷ 4 = - 2

r = 16 ÷ 8 = - 2

the next term - 13 must be incorrect as it should be - 32 for the sequence to be geometric.

the first 4 terms are therefore geometric with common ratio r = - 2