Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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ISBN 10: 0-32187-896-5
ISBN 13: 978-0-32187-896-0

Chapter 1: Functions - Section 1.4 - Graphing with Software - Exercises 1.4 - Page 35: 38

Answer

(a) See graph. (b) $y = 0.1259x - 246.25$ (c) $7.82$ dollars.

Work Step by Step

(a) We can make a scatterplot of the data as shown in the figure. (b) We can find a regression line for the data as $y = 0.1259x - 246.25$ as shown in the figure together with the data. (c) At year 2018, we can find $y = 0.1259\times2018 - 246.25\approx7.82$ dollars.
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