Question

Suppose that the water level of a river is 34 feet after 3 days of rain and 62 feet after 10 days of rain. The river was 22 feet before the rain began.

Write an equation in Point-slope form.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

The point-slope form of an equation is given by y - y1 = m(x - x1), where (x1, y1) is a point on the line and m is the slope.

Let's use the points (3, 34) and (10, 62) to find the slope:

m = (62 - 34) / (10 - 3)
m = 28 / 7
m = 4

Now we can use the point (3, 34) to write the equation in point-slope form:

y - 34 = 4(x - 3)

Answer 3

I apologize for the error in my previous response. Let's correct it:

To find the slope, we first need to calculate the change in y (river level) and change in x (number of days) between the two points (3, 34) and (10, 62):

Change in y = 62 - 34 = 28
Change in x = 10 - 3 = 7

Now, we can calculate the slope:
m = change in y / change in x
m = 28 / 7
m = 4

Using the point-slope form of the equation and the point (3, 34):

y - 34 = 4(x - 3)

This is the correct equation in point-slope form. Thank you for pointing out the error.