Question 1062894: as a large truck fills it's gas tank, the volume of gas in gallons can be modeled with the linear function v=4.8 m+8.2 where v is the volume of gas and m is the number of minutes. Give a physical interpretation for both the 4.8 and 8.2 parameters in the linear model.
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! as a large truck fills it's gas tank, the volume of gas in gallons can be modeled with the linear function v=4.8 m+8.2 where v is the volume of gas and m is the number of minutes. Give a physical interpretation for both the 4.8 and 8.2 parameters in the linear model.
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Since v(0) = 8.2, 8.2 is the amount of gasoline in the tank
when you start adding gasoline.
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Since v(1) = 8.2+4.8 = 13, 4.8 is the slope and the function
and is the amount of gasoline added each minute.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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