The pressure P on a diver's body is a linear function of the diver's depth x feet below the surface of the water. At the water's surface the pressure is 1 atmosphere. When the diver is at a depth of 100 feet, the pressure is about 3.92 atmospheres. What is the pressure of the water on the diver at a depth of 225 feet?
Equations and Inequations
Equations and inequalities describe the relationship between two mathematical expressions.
Linear Functions
A linear function can just be a constant, or it can be the constant multiplied with the variable like x or y. If the variables are of the form, x2, x1/2 or y2 it is not linear. The exponent over the variables should always be 1.
The pressure P on a diver's body is a linear function of the diver's depth x feet below the surface of the water. At the water's surface the pressure is 1 atmosphere. When the diver is at a depth of 100 feet, the pressure is about 3.92 atmospheres.
What is the pressure of the water on the diver at a depth of 225 feet?
![](/static/compass_v2/shared-icons/check-mark.png)
Trending now
This is a popular solution!
Step by step
Solved in 2 steps with 2 images
![Blurred answer](/static/compass_v2/solution-images/blurred-answer.jpg)
![Algebra and Trigonometry (6th Edition)](https://www.bartleby.com/isbn_cover_images/9780134463216/9780134463216_smallCoverImage.gif)
![Contemporary Abstract Algebra](https://www.bartleby.com/isbn_cover_images/9781305657960/9781305657960_smallCoverImage.gif)
![Linear Algebra: A Modern Introduction](https://www.bartleby.com/isbn_cover_images/9781285463247/9781285463247_smallCoverImage.gif)
![Algebra and Trigonometry (6th Edition)](https://www.bartleby.com/isbn_cover_images/9780134463216/9780134463216_smallCoverImage.gif)
![Contemporary Abstract Algebra](https://www.bartleby.com/isbn_cover_images/9781305657960/9781305657960_smallCoverImage.gif)
![Linear Algebra: A Modern Introduction](https://www.bartleby.com/isbn_cover_images/9781285463247/9781285463247_smallCoverImage.gif)
![Algebra And Trigonometry (11th Edition)](https://www.bartleby.com/isbn_cover_images/9780135163078/9780135163078_smallCoverImage.gif)
![Introduction to Linear Algebra, Fifth Edition](https://www.bartleby.com/isbn_cover_images/9780980232776/9780980232776_smallCoverImage.gif)
![College Algebra (Collegiate Math)](https://www.bartleby.com/isbn_cover_images/9780077836344/9780077836344_smallCoverImage.gif)