Scientists at the new company bung tested their bungee cords using weights from 0 to 500 pounds. Using the data from testing, th

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Scientists at the new company bung tested their bungee cords using weights from 0 to 500 pounds. Using the data from testing, th

ey modeled the relationship between the weight on the bungee cord and the length of the cord with the function l = 0.05w + 10 where w is the weight of the cord (in pounds) and l is the length of the cord (in feet).
What is the significance of the point (20,11) in terms of the problems context?

What is the significance of the y- intercept?

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allsm [11] · Answer 1 · 2022-02-17T20:52:57+03:00

allsm [11]4 years ago

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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

A twenty pound weight causes the cord to stretch one foot from 10 to 11 ft length.

The y intercept (0, 10) is the un-weighted and un-stretched cord length.