Explanation
Correct answer: 33.
It's given in the table that the coordinates of two points on a line in the xy-plane are and . The y-intercept is another point on the line. The slope computed using any pair of points from the line will be the same. The slope of a line, , between any two points, and , on the line can be calculated using the slope formula, . It follows that the slope of the line with the given points from the table, and , is , which is equivalent to , or . It's given that the y-intercept of the line is . Substituting for and the coordinates of the points and into the slope formula yields , which is equivalent to , or . Multiplying both sides of this equation by yields . Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields . Dividing both sides of this equation by yields . Therefore, the value of is .
Desmos solution:
Note: Since the y-intercept has x-coordinate 0, k=5; the regression then prints b=33.
Enter in Desmos:
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