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Chapter 8, Problem 39E
Heating After keeping track of his heating expenses for several winters, a homeowner believes he can estimate the monthly cost from the average daily Fahrenheit temperature by using the model
- a) Interpret the slope of the line in this context.
- b) Interpret the y-intercept of the line in this context.
- c) During months when the temperature stays around freezing, would you expect cost predictions based on this model to be accurate, too low, or too high? Explain.
- d) What heating cost does the model predict for a month that averages 10°?
- e) During one of the months on which the model was based, the temperature did average 10°. What were the actual heating costs for that month?
- f) Should the homeowner use this model? Explain.
- g) Would this model be more successful if the temperature were expressed in degrees Celsius? Explain.
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