While exercising, a person's recommended target heart rate is a function of age. The recommended number of beats per minute, y ,

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While exercising, a person's recommended target heart rate is a function of age. The recommended number of beats per minute, y ,

is given by the function y=f(x)=−0.85x+187 where x represents a person's age in years. Determine the number of recommended heart beats per minute for your age. Show each step in the process of this calculation.

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inysia [295] · Answer 1 · 2022-09-12T12:10:13+03:00

inysia [295]2 years ago

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Answer:

174.25

Step-by-step explanation:

To solve this equation I will assume you are 15 as this is a High School level problem.

1. Plug in 15 for x

-.85*15+187

2. Solve

-.85*15=-12.75

-12.75+187=174.25