document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1136210>Question 1136210</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The amount of copper ore produced from a copper mine in Arizona is modeled by the function f(t)=200+32t, where t is the numbers of years since 2005 and f(t) is measured in thousands of tons.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A. What is the slope of the graph?       P.S I think maybe it is 32 but I'm not sure\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B. At what rate is the amount of ore produced changing?(Be specfic include units)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "C. How much ore had been mined by the year 2005?(Be specfic include units) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #753999 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=753999\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> All the units in the equation have to be consistent, so<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the terms must look like:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[ thousands of tons ] = [ thousands of tons ] + [ thousands of tons ]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The constant term just shifts the graph up or down ( up in this case )<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and has no effect on the slope<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(a)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The units of the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+32t+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+32t+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > are broken down like this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[ thousands of tons ] = [ ( thousands of tons / year ) x ( years ) ]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is [ slope ] x [ time ], so the slope is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+32+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+32+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(b)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "32 thousand tons / year<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The year 2005 is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+t+=+0+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+t+=+0+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > on the graph, so<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+f%28t%29+=+200+%2B+32%2A0+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+f%28t%29+=+200+%2B+32%2A0+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+f%28t%29+=+200+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+f%28t%29+=+200+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "200 thousand tons were mined by 2005<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Here's the graph:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+graph%28+400%2C+400%2C+-1%2C+10%2C+-100%2C+600%2C+200+%2B+32x+%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+graph%28+400%2C+400%2C+-1%2C+10%2C+-100%2C+600%2C+200+%2B+32x+%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
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