Write the equation of the line from the graph.
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so.. .hmmm the vertex is at the origin... and we know the parabola passes through those two points... let's use either.. say hmmm 100,-50, to get the coefficient "a"
keep in mind that, the parabolic dome is vertical, thus we use the y = a(x-h)²+k version for parabolas, which is a vertical parabola
as opposed to x = (y-k)²+h, anyway, let's find "a"
now.. .your choices, show.... a constant on the end.... a constant at the end, is just a vertical shift from the parent equation, the equation we've got above.. is just the parent equation, since we used the origin as the vertex, it has a vertical shift of 0, and thus no constant, but is basically, the same parabola, the one in the choices is just a shifted version, is all.
so.. .hmmm the vertex is at the origin... and we know the parabola passes through those two points... let's use either.. say hmmm 100,-50, to get the coefficient "a"
keep in mind that, the parabolic dome is vertical, thus we use the y = a(x-h)²+k version for parabolas, which is a vertical parabola
as opposed to x = (y-k)²+h, anyway, let's find "a"
now.. .your choices, show.... a constant on the end.... a constant at the end, is just a vertical shift from the parent equation, the equation we've got above.. is just the parent equation, since we used the origin as the vertex, it has a vertical shift of 0, and thus no constant, but is basically, the same parabola, the one in the choices is just a shifted version, is all.
Complete question:
The manager of a supermarket would like to determine the amount of time that customers wait in a check-out line. He randomly selects 45 customers and records the amount of time from the moment they stand in the back of a line until the moment the cashier scans their first item. He calculates the mean and standard deviation of this sample to be barx = 4.2 minutes and s = 2.0 minutes. If appropriate, find a 90% confidence interval for the true mean time (in minutes) that customers at this supermarket wait in a check-out line
Answer:
(3.699, 4.701)
Step-by-step explanation:
Given:
Sample size, n = 45
Sample mean, x' = 4.2
Standard deviation = 2.0
Required:
Find a 90% CI for true mean time
First find standard error using the formula:
Standard error = 0.298
Degrees of freedom, df = n - 1 = 45 - 1 = 44
To find t at 90% CI,df = 44:
Level of Significance α= 100% - 90% = 10% = 0.10
Find margin of error using the formula:
M.E = S.E * t
M.E = 0.298 * 1.6802
M.E = 0.500938 ≈ 0.5009
Margin of error = 0.5009
Thus, 90% CI = sample mean ± Margin of error
Lower limit = 4.2 - 0.5009 = 3.699
Upper limit = 4.2 + 0.5009 = 4.7009 ≈ 4.701
Confidence Interval = (3.699, 4.701)