Answer:
1. m(x) = 1.5x
2. -4
3. a) p = 4x , b) In explanation
Step-by-step explanation:
1. If you look at what the relationship is between each x value and each m(x) value you can see that you multiply by 1.5 each time. So you take x and multiply it by 1.5 to make m(x) - we can then write this as : x*1.5=m(x) or m(x)=1.5x
2. To find the constant of proportionality you need to think about the equation of the graph being y=mx+c - this graph goes through the origin so c=0 and then to find m we need to look at the slope which can be calculated by looking at the change in y divided by the change in x. For every increase of one in the x direction the graph decreases by 4 in the y direction.
So the change in y = -4 (a decrease of 4)
the change in x = 1
-4/1 = -4
3. To find the perimeter you add up all the sides. In a square all the sides are the same length (we can call this length x) - the perimeter would then be p = x+x+x+x = 4x