<PRE><B>Question 1136216</B>
The function is of form  f(t)=mt+b, linear, t-intercept b and slope m.



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modeled by the function f(t)=200+32t , where t is the number of years since 2005 and f(t) is measured in thousands of tons. 
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Slope is 32.
Value when year 2005 is for t=0; which is 200.</PRE>