document.write( "Question 840167: The rate of change of a car is decreasing linearly by 10 miles per hour. Before the car started to slow down, the car was traveling at 50 miles per hour. Can you use a linear model to represent the cars speed as a function of time and if so, why? What is the value for the slope and the y-intercept? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( " y = -10x + 50, x is the number of hours & y is the speed in mph
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document.write( "value for the slope is  and the y-intercept is 
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