document.write( "Question 1160199: The following are a set of points, where there is one unknown value. Use linear interpolation to determine the unknown value, y. Provide your answer to two decimal places. (x0,y0)=(10,80), (x1,y1)=(40,5), (x,y)=(x,43.85) \n" ); document.write( "
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The following are a set of points, where there is one unknown value. Use linear interpolation to determine the unknown value, y. Provide your answer to two decimal places. \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(\"x%5B0%5D\",\"y%5B0%5D\")=(\"10\",\"80\")
\n" ); document.write( " (\"x%5B1%5D\",\"y%5B1%5D\")=(\"40\",\"5\")
\n" ); document.write( " (\"x\",\"y\")=(\"x\",\"43.85\")\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "all points lie on same line\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "find equation of the line using two of the given points\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The equation of a line is typically written as \"y=mx%2Bb\"where \"m\" is the slope and \"b\" is the y-intercept.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "first use points to find the slope \"m\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%28y%5B1%5D-y%5B0%5D%29%2F%28x%5B1%5D-x%5B0%5D%29\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%285-80%29%2F%2840-10%29\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=-75%2F30\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=-5%2F2\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so far your equation is:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"y=-%285%2F2%29x%2Bb\".........use one point to calculate \"b\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"5=-%285%2F2%2940%2Bb\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5=-5%2A20%2Bb\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"5=-100%2Bb\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"b=5%2B100\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b=105\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "your equation is:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"y=-%285%2F2%29x%2B105\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "now calculate missing coordinate (\"x\",\"43.85\")\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"43.85=-%285%2F2%29x%2B105\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"43.85-105=-%285%2F2%29x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-61.15=-%285%2F2%29x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=-61.15%2F%28-5%2F2%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=24.46\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "answer:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " (\"24.46\",\"43.85\")\r
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