document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1126312>Question 1126312</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A candle is lit and burns and the length of the candle changes af a constant rate of -1.6 inches per hour. 3 hours after the candle was lit the candle is 8.8 inches long.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A) write a formula that expresses the remaining length of the candle in inches,L, in terms of the number of hours T that have elapsed since the candle was lit.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B) use your formula from part A. To determine how long the candle was before it was lit. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #742625 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=742625\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Slope is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-1.6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-1.6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and a point is (3, 8.8).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In point-slope form, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L-8.8=-1.6%28T-3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L-8.8=-1.6%28T-3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve for L in terms of T and simplify.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You are then looking for L when T is 0. </SPAN>\n" );
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