Answer:
? = -1/2 dark gray box = - 1
y = -1/2 x - 1 or
y = -0.5x - 1
Step-by-step explanation:
The place to start is at 0.
When x = 0 then y = - 1
That means that the second box (the dark gray one) is - 1
So far what you know about the equation is
y = ?x - 1
We need to check two more points.
x = 4
y = - 3
- 3 = ? 4 - 1 Add 1 to both sides
-3 +1 = ?4 - 1 + 1 Combine The -1 and + 1 Cancel
-2 = ?4 Divide by 4
-2/4 = ?
? = -1/2 or - 0.5
Now we need 1 more point to check the result
Let x = 2. Do we get - 2 for y
y = -1/2 * 2 - 1
y = -1 - 1
y = - 2 just as it should
