Linear

Functions
Linear Functions
● A  linear function usually takes the form,

where and are constants.

 This is in function notation and should be read simply
as “f of x” or “a function of x into y”.
 Note that , and linear function also takes the form,
.
Try it!
There are two computer shops that John and Roy are
choosing from – the RCA Net Café and the RMG Internet
Hub. At RCA Net Café, the flat rate is Php40 for the first
hour and Php20 for each succeeding hour. On the other
hand RMG Internet Hub offers rental fee for Php30 for the
first hour and Php25 for each succeeding hour.
a. Which shop turns out to be less costly?
Hours of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Rent
RCA
RMG
 Let x = number of rental hours and y = total amount to
be paid.
For RCA Net Café that charges Php40 for the first hour
and Php20 for each succeeding hour, we have the table of
values below.

Hours of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Rent (x)
RCA (y) 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 220
(read as all real numbers
𝑑𝑜𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑛
 
¿
   
1 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 10
       
between and inclusive of 1 and
10)
(read as all real numbers
𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒
 
¿
 
40
 
≤ 𝑦  ≤ 220
     
between and inclusive of 40 and
220)
Hours of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Rent (x)
RCA (y) 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 220

RCA Net Café

220
  ●
200
  ●
180
  ●
Total amount to be paid

160
  ●
140
  ●
120
  ●
100
  ●
80  ●
60  ●
40  ●
20
 
 0
 1  2  3 4
   5  6  7  8  9 10
 
Number of Rental Hours
Slope of a line
● The
 
slope of a line is defined as the ratio of the
change in values to the change in the values,
that is, if we have any two points and , the slope
is given by,
Example:
Find the slope of the given points.

●
●
Example:
Find the slope of the given points.

●
Example:
● Find
 
the slope of the two given points and
 𝑥  𝑦
1 1
 𝑥
2 𝑦2
 
  𝑦2 − 𝑦1
𝑚=
𝑥 2 − 𝑥1
80
  
¿ 
− 40
 
 
¿  3 − ¿1
   
¿40¿
 
¿  2
𝑚=¿
 
20
 
Example:
● What
 
is the slope of point and
 𝑥  𝑦
?
1 1 𝑥2  𝑦 2
 

  𝑦2 − 𝑦1
𝑚=
𝑥 2 − 𝑥2
  5
¿ −¿
   
2
 
¿ 20 −15
     

   3
  ¿
¿  5¿
 Linear Function in Equation
Form
●  

 This form is referred to as the slope-intercept form

where is the slope of the line and represents the
-intercept of the linear function.
 We also have the standard form of a linear function,
which is written in the form

where and are integers, and

Slope-intercept to Standard Form
Example 1:
●  

 
𝑎𝑥 +𝑏𝑦= 𝑐
−5 𝑥 + 𝑦 ¿ −  4
 

 
(−1) −5
  
[𝑥+ ]𝑦 =− 4(−1)
 

 
5 𝑥 − 𝑦 ¿  4
Example 2:
●  

 
𝑎𝑥 +𝑏𝑦= 𝑐
   
+ 𝑦  ¿  6
 
2
 
2
 

3  𝑥  +2 𝑦  ¿ 12
 
Standard form to Slope-intercept Form

Example
 
1:
●

 
𝑦=𝑚𝑥 + 𝑏
 
2 𝑦 ¿ −3
 
𝑥 +6
2 𝑦    3 𝑥 +6
 

2
−¿ 2 2
  3
 
𝑦  − 2 𝑥 +3
¿
Example 2:
●  

𝑦=𝑚𝑥 + 𝑏
 

−
 
4 𝑦  ¿−12
 
𝑥 +9
−4 𝑦
  −
  12 𝑥  

−4
 
¿ −4
 
 
𝑦 ¿ 3𝑥
   
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