The slope formula is is rise over run or y2-y1/x2-x1
If you plug in those numbers you will get
(-1)-(-4)
———
1-(-2)
Simplify it and you get
3
— or 1
3
So the slope is 1
A librarian has 150 books to be placed on shelves with an equal number of books on each shelf. If k is the number of shelves to be used, then 150/k is the number of books on each shelf.
Example : lets say there are 10 shelves.....so k = 10
150/10 = 15 books on each shelf.
Answer:
#3.) The initial value of 16 gal at x = 5 minutes means that 16 gallons of water was present 5 minutes after the barrel started leaking.
#4.) Find how many minutes until the barrel is empty of water.
Let y = 0, to solve for time x.
0 = (-2/5)*x + 18
(2/5)*x = 18
x = (5/2)* 18 = 5*9 = 45 minutes
Up to and after 45 minutes, the barrel is empty of water.
Step-by-step explanation:
#2.)
minutes: 5, 10, 15, 20
water(gal): 16, 14, 12, 10
Find slope: slope m = (14 - 16)/(10 - 5) = -2/5
y - 10 = (-2/5)*(x - 20)
y - 10 = (-2/5)* x + 8
y = (-2/5)*x + 18
rate of change slope means that for every minute 2/5 gallons of water is lost
#3.) The initial value of 16 gal at x = 5 minutes means that 16 gallons of water was present 5 minutes after the barrel started leaking.
#4.) Find how many minutes until the barrel is empty of water.
Let y = 0, to solve for time x.
0 = (-2/5)*x + 18
(2/5)*x = 18
x = (5/2)* 18 = 5*9 = 45 minutes
So for this function we will be using the quadratic formula, which is 
, to solve. a = x^2 coefficient, b = x coefficient, and c = constant. Using our equation, we can solve for the zeros (x-intercepts) as such:
In short, your x-intercepts (rounded to the hundredths) are (1.92,0) and (-3.92,0).
