document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=883676>Question 883676</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1.	 Rhonda is considering two options to repave her driveway.  The first option is asphalt, which costs $2,200.00 to install, but requires her to apply sealant every year at the rate of $115.00 per treatment.  The other option is concrete, which costs $3550.00 and requires no annual maintenance.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a.	Is either or both of these relationships linear?  Why? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #533750 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JulietG><B>JulietG(1812)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JulietG><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=JulietG><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=533750\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First option: 2200 +115a = final cost, where a is the number of years.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Second option: 3550 = final cost<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There is no variable in the second option, and therefore not a linear relationship.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In the first option, if we plotted this on a graph, we would BEGIN at 2200 and then rise 115 each year.  This creates a line.  The line does not begin at zero, but it is still a linear equation, just starting at the fixed cost.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If Rhonda is going to stay in her house, she should lay the concrete ;-). </SPAN>\n" );
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