Answer:
= - 1.5n - 6
Step-by-step explanation:
Given that the sequence is arithmetic with n th term ( explicit formula
= a₁ + (n - 1)d
where a₁ is the first term and d the common difference
Here a₁ = - 7.5 and d = - 9 - (- 7.5) = - 9 + 7.5 = - 1.5
= - 7.5 - 1.5(n - 1) = - 7.5 - 1.5n + 1.5 = - 1.5n - 6
Step-by-step explanation:
Your average rate of change for the interval is 3/2 or 1.5, so that should be your answer.
Dilation because the sides will not be the same size as the original
(12,200 + 16,211 + 12,050 + 11,350 + 13,325) / 5 = 65136/5 =
13027.2 <== this is the mean (average)
11,350 , 12,050 , 12,200 , 13,325, 16,211
median (middle number) = 12,200
there is no mode...a mode is a number that appears most often...all the numbers appear once in this data.
-- They're losing employees . . . so you know that the line will slope down, and
its slope is negative;
-- They're losing employees at a steady rate . . . so you know that the slope is
the same everywhere on the line; this tells you that the graph is a straight line.
I can see the function right now, but I'll show you how to go through the steps to
find the function. I need to point out that these are steps that you've gone through
many times, but now that the subject pops up in a real-world situation, suddenly
you're running around in circles with your hair on fire screaming "What do I do ?
Somebody give me the answer !".
Just take a look at what has already been handed to you:
0 months . . . 65 employees
1 month . . . . 62 employees
2 months . . . 59 employees
You know three points on the line !
(0, 65) , (1, 62) , and (2, 59) .
For the first point, 'x' happens to be zero, so immediately
you have your y-intercept ! ' b ' = 65 .
You can use any two of the points to find the slope of the line.
You will calculate that the slope is negative-3 . . . which you
might have realized as you read the story, looked at the numbers,
and saw that they are <u>firing 3 employees per month</u>.
("Losing" them doesn't quite capture the true spirit of what is happening.)
So your function ... call it ' W(n) ' . . . Workforce after 'n' months . . .
is <em>W(n) = 65 - 3n</em> .
