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Average annual premiums for employer-sponsored family health insurance policies more than doubled over 11 years The bar graph shows the average cost of a family health insurance plan in the United States for six selected years from 2000 through 2011.
The data can be modeled by
in which f(x) and g(x) represent the average cost of a family health insurance plan x years after 2000. Use these functions to solve Exercises 71–72. Where necessary, round answers to the nearest whole dollar.
a. According to the linear model, what was the average cost of a family health insurance plan in 2011?
b. According to the exponential model, what was the average cost of a family health insurance plan in 2011?
c. Which function is a better model for the data in 2011?

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Chapter 4 Solutions
Algebra and Trigonometry
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- 1 -2 4 10 My goal is to put the matrix 5 -1 1 0 into row echelon form using Gaussian elimination. 3 -2 6 9 My next step is to manipulate this matrix using elementary row operations to get a 0 in the a21 position. Which of the following operations would be the appropriate elementary row operation to use to get a 0 in the a21 position? O (1/5)*R2 --> R2 ○ 2R1 + R2 --> R2 ○ 5R1+ R2 --> R2 O-5R1 + R2 --> R2arrow_forwardThe 2x2 linear system of equations -2x+4y = 8 and 4x-3y = 9 was put into the following -2 4 8 augmented matrix: 4 -3 9 This augmented matrix is then converted to row echelon form. Which of the following matrices is the appropriate row echelon form for the given augmented matrix? 0 Option 1: 1 11 -2 Option 2: 4 -3 9 Option 3: 10 ܂ -2 -4 5 25 1 -2 -4 Option 4: 0 1 5 1 -2 Option 5: 0 0 20 -4 5 ○ Option 1 is the appropriate row echelon form. ○ Option 2 is the appropriate row echelon form. ○ Option 3 is the appropriate row echelon form. ○ Option 4 is the appropriate row echelon form. ○ Option 5 is the appropriate row echelon form.arrow_forwardLet matrix A have order (dimension) 2x4 and let matrix B have order (dimension) 4x4. What results when you compute A+B? The resulting matrix will have dimensions of 2x4. ○ The resulting matrix will be a single number (scalar). The resulting matrix will have dimensions of 4x4. A+B is undefined since matrix A and B do not have the same dimensions.arrow_forward
- If -1 "[a446]-[254] 4b = -1 , find the values of a and b. ○ There is no solution for a and b. ○ There are infinite solutions for a and b. O a=3, b=3 O a=1, b=2 O a=2, b=1 O a=2, b=2arrow_forwardA student puts a 3x3 system of linear equations is into an augmented matrix. The student then correctly puts the augmented matrix into row echelon form (REF), which yields the following resultant matrix: -2 3 -0.5 10 0 0 0 -2 0 1 -4 Which of the following conclusions is mathematically supported by the work shown about system of linear equations? The 3x3 system of linear equations has no solution. ○ The 3x3 system of linear equations has infinite solutions. The 3x3 system of linear equations has one unique solution.arrow_forwardSolve the following system of equations using matrices: -2x + 4y = 8 and 4x - 3y = 9 Note: This is the same system of equations referenced in Question 14. If a single solution exists, express your solution as an (x,y) coordinate point with no spaces. If there are infinite solutions write inf and if there are no solutions write ns in the box.arrow_forward
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