Algebra and Trigonometry (6th Edition)
Algebra and Trigonometry (6th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134463216
Author: Robert F. Blitzer
Publisher: PEARSON
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3. Your aerobics instructor informs you that to receive full physical benefit from eve
ing, your heart rate must be maintained at a certain level for at least twelve minute
The proper exercise heart rate for a healthy person, called the target heart rate, is dete
mined by the person's age. The relationship between these two quantities is illustrate
by the data in the following table.
exerci
20
30
40
50
60
A,AGE (years)
R,TARGET HEART RATE
(beats per minute)
140
133
126
119
112
a. Does the data in the table indicate that the target heart rate is a linear function of age
Explain.
b. What is the slope of the line for this data? What are the units?
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Transcribed Image Text:3. Your aerobics instructor informs you that to receive full physical benefit from eve ing, your heart rate must be maintained at a certain level for at least twelve minute The proper exercise heart rate for a healthy person, called the target heart rate, is dete mined by the person's age. The relationship between these two quantities is illustrate by the data in the following table. exerci 20 30 40 50 60 A,AGE (years) R,TARGET HEART RATE (beats per minute) 140 133 126 119 112 a. Does the data in the table indicate that the target heart rate is a linear function of age Explain. b. What is the slope of the line for this data? What are the units?
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