Question

the federal helium reserve held about 20 billion cubic feet of helium in 2010 and is being depleted by about 1.9 billion cubic feet each year. a . give a linear equation for the remaining federal helium reserves in billions of cubic feet, r , in terms of t , the number of years since 2010. r ( t )

Answer 1

The linear equation for the remaining Federal Helium Reserves, r(t) = 20 -1.9t

There is 20 billion cubic feet of Helium in 2010. Helium is depleted by about 1.9 billion cubic feet each year.

Let 'r' denotes the remaining Federal Helium Reserves in billions of cubic feet.

Let 't' denotes the number of years since 2010.

We have to find a linear equation to represent the depletion of Helium through years since 2010. A linear equation will have two variables, one dependent and one independent variable. Here, let 'r' be the dependent variable and 't' be the independent variable.

Then the amount of Helium depleted in 't' years = 1.9t

So, the remaining Helium in the Federal Helium Reserve since 2010 = 20 - 1.9t.

Thus, r(t) = 20 - 1.9t

This is a linear equation because it depends on only one variable, 't'.

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