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"Find the constants m and b in the linear function f(x) = mx + b so that f(2) = 10 and the straight line represented by f has slope -5."

"Find the constants m and b in the linear function f(x) = mx + b so that f(2) = 10 and the straight line represented by f has slope -5."
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"Find the constants m and b in the linear function f(x) = mx + b so that f(2) = 10 and the straight line represented by f has slope -5."

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f(x) = mx + b m = slope = -5 f(2) = 10 = (-5)(2) + b b = 10 + 10 = 20 Ans. m=-5, b = 20


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