document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=62939>Question 62939</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> MHR=220-age (a) identify and(b)interpret the meaning of both the slope and the y-intercept. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(a) identify and(b)interpret the meaning of both the slope and the y-intercept.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To put the equation in slope-intercept form, write:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "MHR= -age + 220<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope = -1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "MHR intercept is 220<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Meaning:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A slope of -1 means MHR decreases 1 when age increases 1.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "An intercept of 220 means MHR is 220 when age=0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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