In: Advanced Math
The monthly cost of owning a car depends on the number of kilometers it is driver. Taylor found that in May it cost her $500 to drive 800 km and it June it cost her $650 to drive 1400 km.
in May it cost her $500 to drive 800 km and it June it cost her $650 to drive 1400 km.
two points are
here linear function is a suitable model.
so find slope
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equation of the line is
......................linear function
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take x=2000km
it costs $800 to drive 2000 km
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take derivative
here derivative of the function is 0.25. so it costs $0.25 to drive 1 km
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Does it cost more to drive the car in December than it does in August?
it is clearly mentioned that, The monthly cost of owning a car depends on the number of kilometers.
so it does not depend on which month you drive a car