SOLUTION: Anthropologists approximate the height H (in centimeters) of a primate by measuring the length L (in centimeters) of the bone connecting the elbow to the shoulder. Each increase o

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Question 1042397: Anthropologists approximate the height H (in centimeters) of a primate by measuring the length L (in centimeters) of the bone connecting the elbow to the shoulder. Each increase of 30 centimeters in bone length corresponds to an increase of 25 cm in height. Write a linear equation for height in terms of length if a length of 10 cm corresponds to a height of 85 cm.


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Slope = %28%28delta%29%2AH+%29%2F%28%28delta%29%2AL%29+=+25%2F30+=+5%2F6
===> H+-+85+=+%285%2F6%29%28L+-+10%29
<===> H+=+85+%2B+%285%2F6%29%28L+-+10%29 <===> H+=+230%2F3+%2B+%285%2F6%29L