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(a)
To write: An equation to model the percent of the motor vehicles produced in the United States as a function of the number of years since 1950.
(a)
Answer to Problem 67E
Explanation of Solution
Given information: Manufacturing: The percent of the motor vehicles produced in the United States since 1950 is depicted in the table given below.
Calculation:
We need to find
So 1950 as a
I also picked the year 2000, so it is 50 years since 1950 and it’s
The year 1950
Find the slope
We know the y intercept.
At
So our equation is
We had used a point to find b . we might get a slightly different answer.
Let’s us the
So it worked out.
It may not work out for all points we could have chosen.
Since this is a real life description, it is unlikely the decrease in percent of motor vehicles went down the exact amount each decade. Notice the end of the chart switches to single years after 2000. If we had used one of those points we might really see some problems.
It is not a proper chart (or graph) that changes the intervals in the data in the middle of the chart.
Let’s change the x and y to reflect the reality of our problem. Replace y with P for percent of motor vehicles produced and x with t for the number of years since 1950.
(b)
To find:percent of motor vehicles will be produced in the United States in the year 2010, according to the equation.
(b)
Answer to Problem 67E
Explanation of Solution
Given information: Manufacturing: The percent of the motor vehicles produced in the United States since 1950 is depicted in the table given below.
Calculation:
We want to know the percent in 2010 which means t = 60
Hence,
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