SOLUTION: A certain region is losing about 14 million acres of rain forest each year. a. Find a linear function f that calculates the change in acres of rain forest in millions in x years.

Question 721428: A certain region is losing about 14 million acres of rain forest each year.
a. Find a linear function f that calculates the change in acres of rain forest in millions in x years.
b. Find f(7) and interpret the results.
a. f(x)=
b. f(7)=
Interpret the results:
After____years, the region can expect to have lost about_____million acres of rain forest.

Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A certain region is losing about 14 million acres of rain forest each year.
a. Find a linear function f that calculates the change in acres of rain forest in millions in x years.
Let Ao be the acres of rain forest to begin with.
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b. Find f(7) and interpret the results.
a. f(x)= Ao-(14 million)x
b. f(7)= Ao - (7*14 million acres) Ao - 98 million acres
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Interpret the results:
After 7 years, the region can expect to have lost about 98 million acres of rain forest.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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