Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 1 - Review - Fitting Lines to Data - Problems - Page 145: 6

Answer

$(a)$ See the image below. $(b)$ $y = -0.12747x + 261.08901$ $y$ stands for ice extent (million $km^2$) for given $x$ year $(c)$ $4.1$ million km$^2$

Work Step by Step

$(a)$ See the image above. $(b)$ We can find the regression line using regression line calculator and then graph it using graphing calculator (also see the image above): $y = -0.12747x + 261.08901$ $y$ stands for ice extent (million $km^2$) for given $x$ year $(c)$ If $x=2016$ $y=-0.12747\times2016 + 261.08901\approx4.1$
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