a) The linear function that models the population in t years after 2004 is: P(t) = -200t + 29600.
b) Using the function, the estimate for the population in 2020 is of 26,400.
<h3>What is a linear function?</h3>
A linear function is modeled by:
y = mx + b
In which:
- m is the slope, which is the rate of change, that is, by how much y changes when x changes by 1.
- b is the y-intercept, which is the value of y when x = 0, and can also be interpreted as the initial value of the function.
The initial population in 2004, of 29600, is the y-intercept. In 12 years, the population decayed 2400, hence the slope is:
m = -2400/12 = -200.
Hence the equation is:
P(t) = -200t + 29600.
2020 is 16 years after 2004, hence the estimate is:
P(16) = -200(16) + 29600 = 26,400.
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Answer:
-8/3 = d OR -2 2/3
Step-by-step explanation:
9d-4d-2d+8=-3d Well first combine all like terms
3d+8=-3d Now isolate the variable by subtracting 4d from both sides
3d(-3d) + 8= -3d (-3d)
8= -3d Divide both sides by -3
-8/3 = d OR -2 2/3
Answer:
59.38
Step-by-step explanation:
In the number 59.378, "7" is in the hundredth place. So, we need to round it according to the 7. Anything to the left of 7 doesn't need to be rounded. If we round the thousandths place, 8, up to 7, we get 59.38
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<u>Sol</u><u>ution</u><u>:</u></h2>
Equation: x² + 10x + 21
<u>Step</u><u> </u><u>1</u><u>:</u> Find two numbers that can add up to 10 and be multiplied to 21. We have: 7 & 3, in the sense that 7+3=10, and 7×3=21. Replacing 10 with 7+3, the equation is now → x² + 7x + 3x + 21
<u>Step</u><u> </u><u>2</u><u>:</u> Get the new equation bracketed → (x² + 7x) (+3x + 21)
<u>Step</u><u> </u><u>3</u><u>:</u> Use 'x' in the equation. For the first part, we have 'x'. x² = x × x so, bring out one x out side the bracket, divide 7x by = 7 → x (x +7). Do the same for the second part by dividing 21 by 3 = 7, and then bringing out 3 from the bracket → 3 (x + 7).
Bringing everything together, we have: x(x+7) +3(x+7) → (x+3) (x+7)
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<u>Final</u><u> </u><u>ans</u><u>wer</u><u>:</u></h3>
(x+3) (x+7)
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