SOLUTION: The Environmental Protection Agency lists among its "Climate Change Indicators" the increase in the severity of wildfires in the U.S. over time. In 1996, the total area burned by w
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Question 1131862: The Environmental Protection Agency lists among its "Climate Change Indicators" the increase in the severity of wildfires in the U.S. over time. In 1996, the total area burned by wildfires was 6.1 million acres. In 2012, the total area burned by wildfires was 9.3 million acres. Write a linear equation in slope-intercept form that models this growth. Let x stand for the number of years after 1996 and let y stand for the total area burned by wildfires in millions of acres.
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
in 16 years, an increase of 3.2 million acres were burned, or an average of 0.2 million acres per year.
point slope formula y-y1=m(x-x1) m slope, (x1, y1) point
let 0=1996 and 16=2012
so (0, 6.1) is a point along with (16, 9.3)
y-6.1=0.2(x)
y=0.2x+6.1 in millions of acres
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