Using the tables below determine by hand if the data is line
Solution
9 . a) rate of change = change in y / change in x
plugging the values in the formula we get , rate of change = 6.58 - 8 / 1-0 = -1.42
therefore rate of change in this data is always constant
hence , the data is linear
standard equation is y = mx+b
m = -1.42
plugging x = 0 , y = 8 to get b
8 = -1.42(0) + b
b = 8
hence equation is
y = -1.42x + 8
b) b is neither linear nor exponential since we have 2 y values for same x ( x=3)
c) data is neither linear nor exponential
check if x values are equally spaced
from x = 0 to x = 3
change in x = 1
but from x = 3 to x = 5
change in x = 2
hence they are not equaly spaced
neither linear nor exponential
11) C = F / ( M+F) * N
a) solve for M
multiplying both sides by N
CN = F / (M+F)
multiplying both sides by (M+F)
CN(M+F) = F
CNM +CNF = F
subtracting both sides by CNF
CNM = F - CNF
M = F ( 1-CN) / CN
M = F( 1/CN - 1 )
b) solve for N
C = F / ( M+F) * N
multiplying both sides by (M+F)
C (M+F) = FN
dividing both sides by F
C(M+F) / F = N
CM/F + C = N
C ( M/F + 1) = N
N = C ( M/F + 1)

