document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1168291>Question 1168291</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The world record for the 10,000 m run has been decreasing steadily since 1940. the function R(t)=30.18-0.06t estimates the record R, in minutes, as a function of t, the time in years since 1940. estimate the record for 2012 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The year 2012  is  (2012-1940) = 72 years since 1940.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, substitute t = 72 into the formula and get the answer immediately.\r<BR>\n" );
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