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The question is asking to find the linear function, $f(t) = vt + C$ for $f(t+2) = f(t) + 6$ and $f(1) = 10$




The answer is $3t + 7$, but I have no idea how the answer is produced.










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The question is asking to find the linear function, $f(t) = vt + C$ for $f(t+2) = f(t) + 6$ and $f(1) = 10$




The answer is $3t + 7$, but I have no idea how the answer is produced.










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The question is asking to find the linear function, $f(t) = vt + C$ for $f(t+2) = f(t) + 6$ and $f(1) = 10$




The answer is $3t + 7$, but I have no idea how the answer is produced.










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The question is asking to find the linear function, $f(t) = vt + C$ for $f(t+2) = f(t) + 6$ and $f(1) = 10$




The answer is $3t + 7$, but I have no idea how the answer is produced.







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  • Set up the two given conditions as equations to be solved for the coefficients $v$ and $C$.
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  • Set up the two given conditions as equations to be solved for the coefficients $v$ and $C$.
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Set up the two given conditions as equations to be solved for the coefficients $v$ and $C$.
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Since $f(1)=10$ we have $f(3)= f(1)+6=16$. Thus you have to solve the system:



$$ v+c=10$$
$$ 3v+c = 16$$






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    Hint:



    $$f(t+2) = f(t)+6$$



    $$f(1) = 10 = f(-1)+6 iff f(-1) = 4$$



    You now have the two points $(1, 10)$ and $(-1, 4)$.



    Small Addition: From here, you can either use the use a system of equations for the two points $(1, 10)$ and $(-1, 4)$:



    $$begincases
    v+C = 10\


    -v+C = 4
    endcases$$



    or you can refer to the definition of a linear equation $y = vt+C$, in which $v$ is the slope and $C$ is the $y$-intercept, or the $y$-coordinate when $x = 0$ (and it’s easy to find here because the point is the midpoint of the two points already found).



    $$v = fracDelta f(t)Delta t$$






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      ... and now the conceptual version. "$f(t+2) = f(t)+6$" means that the slope is $6$ (the increase in output) over a run of $2$ (the increase in input), so the slope is $frac62 = 3$. Then you have a point on the line, $(1,10)$ from "$f(1) = 10$", so $f(t) - 10 = 3(t-1)$, by point-slope, and we have $f(t) = 3t + 7$.






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        Since $f(1)=10$ we have $f(3)= f(1)+6=16$. Thus you have to solve the system:



        $$ v+c=10$$
        $$ 3v+c = 16$$






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          Since $f(1)=10$ we have $f(3)= f(1)+6=16$. Thus you have to solve the system:



          $$ v+c=10$$
          $$ 3v+c = 16$$






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            Since $f(1)=10$ we have $f(3)= f(1)+6=16$. Thus you have to solve the system:



            $$ v+c=10$$
            $$ 3v+c = 16$$






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            Since $f(1)=10$ we have $f(3)= f(1)+6=16$. Thus you have to solve the system:



            $$ v+c=10$$
            $$ 3v+c = 16$$







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                Hint:



                $$f(t+2) = f(t)+6$$



                $$f(1) = 10 = f(-1)+6 iff f(-1) = 4$$



                You now have the two points $(1, 10)$ and $(-1, 4)$.



                Small Addition: From here, you can either use the use a system of equations for the two points $(1, 10)$ and $(-1, 4)$:



                $$begincases
                v+C = 10\


                -v+C = 4
                endcases$$



                or you can refer to the definition of a linear equation $y = vt+C$, in which $v$ is the slope and $C$ is the $y$-intercept, or the $y$-coordinate when $x = 0$ (and it’s easy to find here because the point is the midpoint of the two points already found).



                $$v = fracDelta f(t)Delta t$$






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                  Hint:



                  $$f(t+2) = f(t)+6$$



                  $$f(1) = 10 = f(-1)+6 iff f(-1) = 4$$



                  You now have the two points $(1, 10)$ and $(-1, 4)$.



                  Small Addition: From here, you can either use the use a system of equations for the two points $(1, 10)$ and $(-1, 4)$:



                  $$begincases
                  v+C = 10\


                  -v+C = 4
                  endcases$$



                  or you can refer to the definition of a linear equation $y = vt+C$, in which $v$ is the slope and $C$ is the $y$-intercept, or the $y$-coordinate when $x = 0$ (and it’s easy to find here because the point is the midpoint of the two points already found).



                  $$v = fracDelta f(t)Delta t$$






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                    Hint:



                    $$f(t+2) = f(t)+6$$



                    $$f(1) = 10 = f(-1)+6 iff f(-1) = 4$$



                    You now have the two points $(1, 10)$ and $(-1, 4)$.



                    Small Addition: From here, you can either use the use a system of equations for the two points $(1, 10)$ and $(-1, 4)$:



                    $$begincases
                    v+C = 10\


                    -v+C = 4
                    endcases$$



                    or you can refer to the definition of a linear equation $y = vt+C$, in which $v$ is the slope and $C$ is the $y$-intercept, or the $y$-coordinate when $x = 0$ (and it’s easy to find here because the point is the midpoint of the two points already found).



                    $$v = fracDelta f(t)Delta t$$






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                    Hint:



                    $$f(t+2) = f(t)+6$$



                    $$f(1) = 10 = f(-1)+6 iff f(-1) = 4$$



                    You now have the two points $(1, 10)$ and $(-1, 4)$.



                    Small Addition: From here, you can either use the use a system of equations for the two points $(1, 10)$ and $(-1, 4)$:



                    $$begincases
                    v+C = 10\


                    -v+C = 4
                    endcases$$



                    or you can refer to the definition of a linear equation $y = vt+C$, in which $v$ is the slope and $C$ is the $y$-intercept, or the $y$-coordinate when $x = 0$ (and it’s easy to find here because the point is the midpoint of the two points already found).



                    $$v = fracDelta f(t)Delta t$$







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                        ... and now the conceptual version. "$f(t+2) = f(t)+6$" means that the slope is $6$ (the increase in output) over a run of $2$ (the increase in input), so the slope is $frac62 = 3$. Then you have a point on the line, $(1,10)$ from "$f(1) = 10$", so $f(t) - 10 = 3(t-1)$, by point-slope, and we have $f(t) = 3t + 7$.






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                          ... and now the conceptual version. "$f(t+2) = f(t)+6$" means that the slope is $6$ (the increase in output) over a run of $2$ (the increase in input), so the slope is $frac62 = 3$. Then you have a point on the line, $(1,10)$ from "$f(1) = 10$", so $f(t) - 10 = 3(t-1)$, by point-slope, and we have $f(t) = 3t + 7$.






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                            ... and now the conceptual version. "$f(t+2) = f(t)+6$" means that the slope is $6$ (the increase in output) over a run of $2$ (the increase in input), so the slope is $frac62 = 3$. Then you have a point on the line, $(1,10)$ from "$f(1) = 10$", so $f(t) - 10 = 3(t-1)$, by point-slope, and we have $f(t) = 3t + 7$.






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                            ... and now the conceptual version. "$f(t+2) = f(t)+6$" means that the slope is $6$ (the increase in output) over a run of $2$ (the increase in input), so the slope is $frac62 = 3$. Then you have a point on the line, $(1,10)$ from "$f(1) = 10$", so $f(t) - 10 = 3(t-1)$, by point-slope, and we have $f(t) = 3t + 7$.







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