Question

Consider the following equations: f(x) = 2x – 2 and g(x) = 5 - x
a. The two equations represent lines on a graph, describe the difference in slope and y-intercept.​

Answer 1

Answer:

The difference in slopes of $f(x)\ and\ g(x)$ is = 3

We can say slope of $f(x)$ is positive  and 3 more than slope of $g(x)$ while slope of $g(x)$  is negative.

Difference of y-intercepts of $f(x)\ and\ g(x)$ is = -7

We can say the y-intercept of $g(x)$ is positive and 7 units above $f(x)$ while y-intercept of $f(x)$  is negative.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given equation:

$f(x) =2x - 2$

$g(x) =5-x$

We need to find the difference of slopes and y-intercepts of the given equations.

The standard form of a slope intercept equation of line is given by:

$y=mx+b$

where $m$ represents slope and $b$ represents y-intercept of line.

Writing the given equations in standard form to find slope and y-intercept.

$f(x) =2x +(-2)$

Slope = 2 and y-intercept =-2

$g(x) =(-1)x+5$

Slope = -1 and y-intercept =5

The difference in slopes of $f(x)\ and\ g(x)$ is = $2-(-1)=2+1=3$

We can say slope of $f(x)$ is positive  and 3 more than slope of $g(x)$ while slope of $g(x)$  is negative.

Difference of y-intercepts of $f(x)\ and\ g(x)$ is = $-2-5=-7$

We can say the y-intercept of $g(x)$ is positive and 7 units above $f(x)$ while y-intercept of $f(x)$  is negative.