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finlep [7]
3 years ago
9

Suppose that the height (in centimeters) of a candle is a linear function of the amount of time (in hours) it has been burning.

After 6 hours of burning, a candle has a height of 17.4 centimeters. After 23 hours of burning, its height is 7.2 centimeters. What is the height of the candle after 11 hours?
Mathematics
1 answer:
Alborosie3 years ago
7 0
Assume that the rule connecting height of the candle to time is a linear one.  If you do, then we have to find the equation of this line, and then use this equation to predict the height of the candle after 11 hours.

Two points on this line are (6,17.4) and (23, 7.2).  The slope is thus
         7.2-17.4           -6
m = ---------------  =  -----------  or   -3/5.
           23-6                 10

Find the equation of the line.  I'm going to use the slope-intercept formula:

y = mx + b  =>   7.2 = (-3/5)(23) + b.  Solving for b,   b = 21.

Now    we know that y = (-3/5)x + 21

Let x=11 to predict the height of the candle at that time.

y = (-3/5)(11) + 21 = 14.4 inches  (answer)
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