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Let x equal the age, in human years, for a dog that is 2 years old or older. For each of your chosen breeds, write an expressio...Asked by jj
Let x equal the age, in human years, for a dog that is 2 years old or older. For each of your chosen breeds, write an expression to model its age in dog years. [Hint: Use (x-2) in each expression.]
the dogs are
2yrs: 23 yrs old
3yrs: 27 yrs old
4yrs: 31 yrs old
5yrs: 35 yrs old
I'm having trouble writing the expression's.
the dogs are
2yrs: 23 yrs old
3yrs: 27 yrs old
4yrs: 31 yrs old
5yrs: 35 yrs old
I'm having trouble writing the expression's.
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Steve
notice that y increases by 4 for every 1 increase in x.
So, the function will look like
y = 4x + ...
Since 4*2=8, and y(2) = 23,
y = 4x+15
Since the domain is x>=2, you could rewrite that as
y = 4(x-2) + 23
So, the function will look like
y = 4x + ...
Since 4*2=8, and y(2) = 23,
y = 4x+15
Since the domain is x>=2, you could rewrite that as
y = 4(x-2) + 23
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