Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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ISBN 10: 0-13446-914-3
ISBN 13: 978-0-13446-914-0

Chapter 1 - Section 1.4 - Linear Functions and Slope - Exercise Set - Page 215: 92

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The two points on the line for the slope calculation are $\left( 5000,65 \right)$ and $\left( 25000,95 \right)$. The standard line equation in slope-intercept form is as follows $y=mx+c$ Find the slope of the line passing through the given points using the formula given below: $\begin{align} & m=\frac{{{y}_{2}}-{{y}_{1}}}{{{x}_{2}}-{{x}_{1}}} \\ & =\frac{95-65}{25000-5000} \\ & =\frac{30}{20000} \\ & =\frac{3}{2000} \end{align}$ Put the value of $m$ in the equation of the line in slope-intercept form, so now the equation of the line is $y=\frac{3}{2000}x+c$ The above line passes through the point $\left( 5000,65 \right)$, so put this point in the above equation to get the value of c $\begin{align} & y=\frac{3}{2000}x+c \\ & 65=\frac{3}{2000}\times 5000+c \\ & 65-\frac{15}{2}=c \\ & c=\frac{115}{2} \end{align}$ Now, put the value of $c$ in the equation of the line so now the equation of the line is $y=\frac{3}{2000}x+\frac{115}{2}$ Hence, the function $H\left( x \right)$ represents the percentage of people who call themselves happy and x is the per capita income. So, the function is $H\left( x \right)=\frac{3}{2000}x+\frac{115}{2}$.
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