dentify the values 3.5 +2.5x 6 + 2.5x 2.5 2.5 +3.5x 6 3.5 y 6.5 y= 6 5.5 5 4.5 4 3.5 Cost (dollars) 3 2.5 dollars per mile rate of change = 2 1.5 dollars initial value = 1 $ 4 6 1 2 25 3 Distance (miles)

The initial value at distance = 0 is 3.5
For the rate of change, let's take the following points in the graph:
(0 ,3.5)
(1,6)
[tex]\text{rate of change = }\frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}=\frac{6-3.5}{1-0}=\frac{2.5}{1}=2.5[/tex]For the equation of the line, let's take the y-intercept [b = 3.5] (0 ,3.5) and the slope [m] 2.5 ( the rate of change is the slope).
y = mx + b
y = 2.5x + 3.5
y = 3.5 + 2.5x
Answers:
Initial value = 3.5
rate of change = 2.5
y = 3.5 + 2.5x