document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=511508>Question 511508</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Bob is hired by an accounting firm at a salary of $60,000 per year. Three years later his annual salary has increased to $70,500. Assume his salary increases linearly.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1. Find an equation that relates his annual salary...S and the number of years...t that he has worked for the firm.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2. What do the slope and the S-intercept of his salary equation represent?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3. What will his salary be after 12 years with the firm? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #342248 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=342248\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Think of an x-y plot where x is the years passed<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and y is the salary<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I can say when<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+S+=+60+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+S+=+60+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ( salary in thousands)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+t+=+0+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+t+=+0+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "when<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+S+=+70.5+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+S+=+70.5+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+t+=+3+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+t+=+3+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I can write the equation in point-slope form<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%28+S+-+60+%29+%2F+%28+t+-+0+%29+=+%2870.5+-+60+%29+%2F+%283+-+0+%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%28+S+-+60+%29+%2F+%28+t+-+0+%29+=+%2870.5+-+60+%29+%2F+%283+-+0+%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%28+S+-+60+%29+%2F+t+=+10.5+%2F+3+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%28+S+-+60+%29+%2F+t+=+10.5+%2F+3+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+3t+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+3t+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+3%2A%28+S+-+60+%29+=+10.5t+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+3%2A%28+S+-+60+%29+=+10.5t+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+3S+-+180+=+10.5t+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+3S+-+180+=+10.5t+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+3S+=+10.5t+%2B+180+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+3S+=+10.5t+%2B+180+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+S+=+3.5t+%2B+60+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+S+=+3.5t+%2B+60+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "check:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "When <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+t=0+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+t=0+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, he makes $60 thousand -OK<BR>\n" );
document.write( "When <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+t+=+3+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+t+=+3+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, he makes <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+3.5%2A3+%2B+60+=+70.5+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+3.5%2A3+%2B+60+=+70.5+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > thousand -OK<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The slope is how fast his salary is increasing<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The S-intercept is his starting salary<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "After 12 years,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+S+=+3.5%2A12+%2B+60+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+S+=+3.5%2A12+%2B+60+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+S+=+42+%2B+60+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+S+=+42+%2B+60+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+S+=+102+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+S+=+102+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
document.write( "He will make $102,000 after 12 years </SPAN>\n" );
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