document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=146078>Question 146078</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Basal energy requirement B is the number of calories that a person needs to maintain the life process.  For a 28 year old female with a height of 160 centimeters and a weight of 45 kilograms (kg) B is 1300 calories.  If her weight increases to 50 kg, than B is 1365 calories.  There is a linear equation that expresses B in terms of her weight W.  Find the equation and find the basal energy requirement if her weight is 53.2 kg  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Assume that her age and height remain unchanged, then we can ignore those values:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x = weight (w)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let y = calories (b) <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the slope m = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28y2-y1%29%29%2F%28%28x2-x1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28y2-y1%29%29%2F%28%28x2-x1%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Assign the values given as follows:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x1 = 45; y1 = 1300; x2 = 50; y2 = 1365<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%281365+-+1300%29%29%2F%28%2850+-+45%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%281365+-+1300%29%29%2F%28%2850+-+45%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=65%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"65%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 13 is the slope<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use the point/slope formula to find the equation; y - y1 = m(x - x1)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y - 1300 = 13(x - 45)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y - 1300 = 13x - 585<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 13x - 585 + 1300<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 13x + 715 is the equation<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the basal energy requirement if her weight is 53.2 kg<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute 53.2 for x in the above equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 13(53.2) + 715<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 691.6 + 715<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 1406.6 calories </SPAN>\n" );
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