document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=66612>Question 66612</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is a real-life situation that follows a linear equation,with the independent ariables being years. What would the slope say about the future years. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #47270 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=funmath><B>funmath(2933)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=funmath><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=47270\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is just an example,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "According to Southern Gas and Electric, the demand for electricity (in magawatts) in year t is approximately:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D=300t+600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "with t=0 corresponding to the year 2000.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This equation is in slope-intercept form: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28y=mx%2Bb%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28y=mx%2Bb%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, where b=y-intercept and m=slope.  Our y is D and x is t, but it works the same way.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The slope of my made up example is 300, that stands for the rate of increase of the demand for electricity per year after the year 2000.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope that helps.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Happy Calculating!!! </SPAN>\n" );
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