As described in the question, Pauley graphs the change in temperature of a glass of hot tea over time. He sees that the function appears to decrease quickly at first, then decrease more slowly as time passes. It is linear because the graph decreases over time. It is linear because there is both an independent and a dependent variable but it doesn't satisfies one condition of being linear. Thus, It's Nonlinear because linear functions are increasing functions. It is nonlinear because linear functions increase or decrease at the same rate.
- First, move all variables to one side (left) of the equation. You want one side to be equivalent to zero.
-Next, you need to find a, b, and c. This should be...
a=4
b=-13
c=3
- Knowing this, fill in these variable to go along with the formula. I cannot do this for you, as you should try it on your own. But, you should end up with the solution x= (3,1/4).
- Hope this helps! If you need a further explanation or help on any more problems please let me know, as I would be glad to help anytime.