Calculus, 10th Edition (Anton)

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ISBN 10: 0-47064-772-8
ISBN 13: 978-0-47064-772-1

Chapter 0 - Before Calculus - 0.3 Families Of Function - Exercises Set 0.2 - Page 35: 1

Answer

(a) $$y=3x+b$$ (b) $$y=3x+6$$ (c) blue: $y=3x+7$ red: $y=3x+6$ green: $y=3x+5$

Work Step by Step

(a) The equation for the family of lines whose members have slope $m$ is$$y=mx+b.$$In this question $m=3$, so the equation for the family of lines whose members have slope $m=3$ is$$y=3x+b.$$ (b) The point $(-1,3)$ lies on the desired line, so we have$$3=3(-1)+b \quad \Rightarrow \quad b= 6.$$Thus, the equation of the line is$$y=3x+6.$$
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