SOLUTION: Suppose your dog weighted 2.7 pounds at birth and weighed 28 pounds one year
later.
a. Based on these two data points, find a linear function that describes how weight varies wit
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Question 1130957: Suppose your dog weighted 2.7 pounds at birth and weighed 28 pounds one year
later.
a. Based on these two data points, find a linear function that describes how weight varies with age.
b. Use the equation (your answer to part a) to predict your dog’s weight at 5 and 11 years of age. Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Suppose your dog weighted 2.7 pounds at birth and weighed 28 pounds one year
later.
a. Based on these two data points, find a linear function that describes how weight varies with age.
let x = the age
f(x) = weight
f(x) = ax + 2.7
x=1, f(x) = 28
1a + 2.7 = 28
a = 28-2.7
a = 25.3
f(x) = 25.3x + 2.7
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b. Use the equation (your answer to part a) to predict your dog’s weight at 5 yrs
f(x) = 25.3(5) + 2.7
f(x) = 126.5 + 2.7
f(x) = 129 lb
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and 11 yrs old
f(x) = 25.3(11) + 2.7
f(x) = 278.3 + 2.7
f(x) = 281 lb
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Obviously not of the real world, animal growth is certainly not linear
