9) With the help of scientists, farmers inCameroon have been able to produce moreand more grain per hectare each year. Hereare the crop yields for several years:The crop yield can be described by theequation y = 30.6x- 59500 where x is theyear and y is the grain yield in kilogramsper hectare (kg/ha).%3DYear Yield (kg/hectare)24001963630200019677061600198074019931,150120020001,630S0020062,0601960198020002020Yeara) What does the y-intercept of this function represent?b) According to the model, what was the crop yield in 1974? Round your answer to the nearestwhole number.Yield (kg/hectare)

Name: 9) With the help of scientists, farmers inCameroon have been able to
Uploaded: 2024-03-20T07:07:26.000Z
Channel: Bartleby
Description: 9) With the help of scientists, farmers inCameroon have been able to produce moreand more grain per hectare each year. Hereare the crop yields for several years:The crop yield can be described by theequation y = 30.6x- 59500 where x is theyear and y

The grin yield in kg per hectare as a function of year x is given by, y=30.6x−59500

Math

Calculus

9) With the help of scientists, farmers in Cameroon have been able to produce more and more grain per hectare each year. Here are the crop yields for several years: The crop yield can be described by the equation y = 30.6x - 59500 where x is the year and y is the grain yield in kilograms per hectare (kg/ha). Year Yield (kg/hectare) 2400- 1963 630 2000 1967 706 1600 1980 740 1993 1,150 1200 2000 1,630 800 2006 2,060 1960 1980 2000 2020 Year a) What does the y-intercept of this function represent? b) According to the model, what was the crop yield in 1974? Round your answer to the nearest whole number. Yield (kg/hectare)

9) With the help of scientists, farmers in Cameroon have been able to produce more and more grain per hectare each year. Here are the crop yields for several years: The crop yield can be described by the equation y = 30.6x - 59500 where x is the year and y is the grain yield in kilograms per hectare (kg/ha). Year Yield (kg/hectare) 2400- 1963 630 2000 1967 706 1600 1980 740 1993 1,150 1200 2000 1,630 800 2006 2,060 1960 1980 2000 2020 Year a) What does the y-intercept of this function represent? b) According to the model, what was the crop yield in 1974? Round your answer to the nearest whole number. Yield (kg/hectare)

Calculus: Early Transcendentals

8th Edition

ISBN:9781285741550

Author:James Stewart

Publisher:James Stewart

Chapter1: Functions And Models

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1RCC: (a) What is a function? What are its domain and range? (b) What is the graph of a function? (c) How...

See similar textbooks

Related questions

Q: Depreciation is the decrease or loss in value of an item due to age, wear, or market conditions. We…

Q: The rate of growth of the giant bamboo species is proportional to its height. One week after a…

A: This question can be solved using the concept of differential equation.

Q: The maximum recommended heart rate M for adults is the difference of 220 and the person’s age a.…

A: Given: Person’s age is a

Q: 1. The population of a town in 1850 was 480. By 1900 the population had grown to 2630. Assume the…

Q: Pediatric growth charts suggest a linear relationship between age (in years) and median height (in…

A: Equation of straight line y = mx + c and (y-y1)/(y2-y1) = (x-x1)/(x2-x1) x1 = 2 years, y1 = 35…

Q: An engineer creates a model to predict the electric consumption of a household in summer in a day…

A: # consider a linear regression model y=b0+b1*X b0=23 hr & b1=1.55 hr then to find y at x=17…

Q: An engineer creates a model to predict the electric consumption of a household in summer in a day…

A: Depending the type of relation between the variables, the regression models are designed. If there…

Q: A certain mountain has an elevation of 19,273 feet. In 1921, the glacier on this peak covered 4…

A: A certain mountain has an elevation of 19,273 feet. In 1921, the glacier on this peak covered 4…

Q: The cost of fuel is the largest component of cost of ownership for most vehicles. Fuel cost is…

Q: tuition increased exponentially at "College A" between the years of 2009 and 2012. The tuition in…

A: Given query is to find rate of change per year and the equation for fees.

Q: The human papillomavirus (HOV) is the most common sexully transmitted infection in the United…

A: Given: Number of active cases present this year is 24 million and project number of new cases each…

Q: The owner of a moving company typically has his most experienced manager predict the total number of…

A: The scatter plot for the given data set with hours on the y- axis and cubic metres on the x-axis is…

Q: Suppose that the regression equation that estimates the value of a car (in dollars) based on its age…

A: Given: Predicted Value = 21375 - 1215 Age

Q: Bathtub Problem: You pull out the plug from the bathtub. After 40 seconds, there are 13 gallons of…

Q: The number of hours of video uploaded to YouTube per minute is shown in the table below. Year # of…

A: Since you have posted a question with multiple sub-parts, we will solve first three sub-parts for…

Q: 8. Egg production in the United States was 12936.8 million pounds in 2016 up from 9074.4 million…

Q: A veterinarian at the spa monitors the health of pets. The given equation represents the variation…

A: Solve the following

Q: Production figures of a Textile industry are as follows : 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Year :…

A: The obtained trend line to estimate the production (in '000 units), using the year given as: Yt=a+bt…

Topic Video

Question

9) With the help of scientists, farmers in
Cameroon have been able to produce more
and more grain per hectare each year. Here
are the crop yields for several years:
The crop yield can be described by the
equation y = 30.6x- 59500 where x is the
year and y is the grain yield in kilograms
per hectare (kg/ha).
%3D
Year Yield (kg/hectare)
2400
1963
630
2000
1967
706
1600
1980
740
1993
1,150
1200
2000
1,630
S00
2006
2,060
1960
1980
2000
2020
Year
a) What does the y-intercept of this function represent?
b) According to the model, what was the crop yield in 1974? Round your answer to the nearest
whole number.
Yield (kg/hectare)

Expert Solution

This question has been solved!

Explore an expertly crafted, step-by-step solution for a thorough understanding of key concepts.

This is a popular solution!

SEE SOLUTION Check out a sample Q&A here

Intro

VIEW

Part (A)

VIEW

Part (B)

VIEW

Trending now

This is a popular solution!

Step by step

Solved in 3 steps

SEE SOLUTION Check out a sample Q&A here

Knowledge Booster

$Optimization$

Learn more about

Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, calculus and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.

Similar questions

A company buys a new bulldozer for $92050. The company depreciates the bulldozer linearly over its useful life of 17 years. Its salvage value at the end of 17 years is $12150. Depreciation is the decrease or loss in value of the equipment due to age, wear, or market conditions. Express the value of the bulldozer, V, in terms of how many years old it is, t. V=______________ The value of the bulldozer after 5 years is $______________
Data comprises of the number of hours studied (x) and the exam grade (y) obtained for first 6 year students registered. The equation of best fit is given by: y= 67.071 + 4.535x. What is the correct interpretation of the equation?
10 T0 -8 -6 -4 -2 0 6 8 10 -2 -4 -6 -8 10 Slope = %3D 4. 2. do
An engineer creates a model to predict the electric consumption of a household in summer in a day with a predictor variable of the number of hours the air-conditioner is running. The electric consumption is only at 26 kWh per day if aircon is not used. If the aircon was used by 1 hr, the electric consumption would increase by an additional 1.44 kWh. Find the average electric consumption if the aircon is used 15 hrs.
A) age of salma (x ). What is the age of Salma 6 years ago? B) After 10 years I will be twice as old as 6 years ago; Write the equation in terms of x.
Let �(�) be the height of a maple tree in inches and � the number of years since 2000. A linear model for the data is �(�)=9.44�+84.182.36912155060708090100110120130140150160170180190200210220A) To the nearest inch, estimate the height of the maple tree in 2012. inchesB) Use the equation to find the year in which the tree will be 249 inches tall.
Please solve only part d) and part e)
Suppose that the number of tee shirts sold (N) depends linearly on the price charged (x). Write an equation showing this dependence.