Question: (a) Find a linear function that contains the points (-2, 3) and (1, -6). What is the slope? What are the intercepts of the function?

(a) Find a linear function that contains the points (-2, 3) and (1, -6). What is the slope? What are the intercepts of the function? Graph the function. Be sure to label the intercepts.

(b) Find a quadratic function that contains the point (-2, 3) with vertex (1, -6). What are the intercepts of the function? Graph the function.

(c) Show that there is no exponential function of the form f(x) = aex that contains the points (-2,  3) and (1, -6).

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