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Given $g(x)=m x+b,$ find $m$ and $b$ if $g(2)=1$ and $g(-4)=10$.
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We can substitute these values into the equation to get two equations: \begin{align*} 2m + b &= 1, \\ -4m + b &= 10. \end{align*} Show more…
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