Question

From 2002 to 2005, U.S. consumption of renewable energy increased an average of 0.17 quadrillion BTUs per year. About 6.07

Answer 1

The linear function is:

$y = 6.07 + 0.17x, 0 \leq x \leq 3$

The equation of a line, in slope-intercept form, is given by:

$y = mx + b$

In which:

• m is the slope, which is the rate of change.
• b is the y-intercept, which is the initial value.

In this problem:

• Initial value of 6.07  quadrillion BTUs, thus $b = 6.07$

• Increased an average of 0.17 quadrillion BTUs per year, thus $m = 0.17$.
• Between 2002 and 2005, thus, the equation is:

$y = 6.07 + 0.17x, 0 \leq x \leq 3$

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