document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1129834>Question 1129834</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The number of pending corporate fraud cases stood at 545 at the begining of 2008 (t=0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and was approximately linear.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. Derive an equation of the line passing through the points A (0.545) and B (4,726).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. Plot the line with the equation found in part a .<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. Use the equation found in part (a) to estimate the number of pending corporate fraud cases at the beginning of 2014. \r<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 #746469 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39626)</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=746469\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A, (0, 545)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B, (4, 726)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%28%28726-545%29%2F4%29t%2B545 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%28%28726-545%29%2F4%29t%2B545\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Year 2014 is for t=6.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Pending cases for year 2014:<BR>\n" );
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