document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=860578>Question 860578</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Nuclear Waste: The table gives the heavy metal nuclear waste (in thousands of metric tons) from spent reactor fuel stored temporarily at reactor sites, awaiting permanent storage. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Heavy Metal Nuclear Waste<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Year X	Waste Y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1995	32      32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2000	42      42<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2010	61      61<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2020	76      76\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x= 0 represent 1995, x=5 represent 2000 (Since 2000-1995=5), and so on.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(a)	Use (0, 32) and (25, 76) to find the equation of a line that approximates the other ordered pairs. Use the form y= mx+b.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b)	Use the equation from part (a) to estimate the amount of nuclear waste in 2008. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #518505 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=518505\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> More data points would be better for seeing how good a linear fit they would be.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=%2876-32%29%2F%2825%29=44%2F25 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=%2876-32%29%2F%2825%29=44%2F25\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, not reducible.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Using y=mx+b, solve to find b=y-mx; choose any desired point, best if either of those used in the slope computation.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28y=%2844%2F25%29x%2B32%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28y=%2844%2F25%29x%2B32%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. </SPAN>\n" );
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