Answer:
Given:
Function 1 : [tex]y = 0.5+3x[/tex]
Function 2: [tex]y = 3(0.5)x[/tex]
To find the starting point in each functions:
In function 1;
for x =0
[tex]y = 0.5+3(0)[/tex] = 0.5
(0, 0.5) is the starting point
In function 2;
for x =0
[tex]y = 3(0.5)(0)[/tex]= 0
(0, 0) is the starting point.
Explain how y changes as x increases.
In Function 1:
[tex]y = 0.5+3x[/tex]
As x increases, y gradually increases by adding 3.
In Function 2:
[tex]y = 3(0.5)x =\frac{3}{2}x[/tex]
As x increases, y gradually decreases by dividing by 2.
