How do you find the equation of the

Deacon Simpson

Deacon Simpson

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2022-04-13

How do you find the equation of the secant line through the points where X has the given values: f(x)=(x2)4x; x=0, x=4?

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titemomo8gjz

Beginner2022-04-14Added 10 answers

y=f(x)=x24x
At x=0, we get y=f(0)=(0)24(0)=0
At x=4, we get y=f(4)=(4)24(4)=0
This gives us two points on the secant line:
(0, 0) and (4, 0)
The slope of the line through those points is 0040=04=0
The equation of the line through (0,0) with slope 0 is y=0. (It is the horizontal axis).

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