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Answer:
x = -3/2
Step-by-step explanation:
The zeros of the function are the values of x that make the factors zero:
x = -4, x = 1
The axis of symmetry is the vertical line halfway between these zeros.
x = (-4 +1)/2 = -3/2
The equation of the axis of symmetry is x = -3/2.
Answer:
a) The percentage of adults who smoke are decreasing with time. b) the equation that best described this data is y=-0.3364x+22.809 (R^2=0.859) in which y is the percentage of adults who smoke and x the number of years. c) the percentage of adults who smoke will be 19.8% and it will not meet the expected 12%, it would take 32 years to reach that value.
Step-by-step explanation:
The data can be plotted to which years is the independent variable and percentage of adults who smoke is the dependent variable. The linear trendline that described this data has a negative slope which indicates that the percentage of adults is decreasing with time. In order to determine if the OSH target is being met, the x is replaced by 9 which is the goal period of nine years. The y is 19% which is higher than the 12% goal. In order to know the period it will take to the reach the goal of 12%, the y is replaced by 12 in the curve and the x is the answer in years = 32 years.
Answer: a is 2.2, b is 0.55
Explanation:
To find the x intercept, put 0 instead of y,
hence,
0=-0.25x+0.55
-0.25x=-0.55
x=2.2
To find y intercept put 0 instead of x,
so,
y=-0.25*0+0.55
y=0+0.55
y=0.55
