A candle is lit and the length of the burning candle changes at a constant rate of -1.8 inches per hour. 3 hours after the candle was lit the candle was 8.5 inches long. a. Determine how long the candle was before it was lit. inches Preview b. Write a formula that expresses the remaining length of the candle in inches, L, in terms of the number of hours t that have elapsed since the candle was lit. Preview Box 1: Enter your answer as a number (like 5, -3, 2.2172) or as a calculation (like 5/3, 2^3, 5+4) Enter DNE for Does Not Exist, oo for Infinity Box 2: Enter your answer as an equation. Example: y-3x^2+1, 2+x+y33 Be sure your variables match those in the question

A candle is lit and the length of the burning candle changes at a constant rate of -1.8 inches per hour. 3 hours after the candle was lit the candle was 8.5 inches long. a. Determine how long the candle was before it was lit. inches Preview b. Write a formula that expresses the remaining length of the candle in inches, L, in terms of the number of hours t that have elapsed since the candle was lit. Preview Box 1: Enter your answer as a number (like 5, -3, 2.2172) or as a calculation (like 5/3, 2^3, 5+4) Enter DNE for Does Not Exist, oo for Infinity Box 2: Enter your answer as an equation. Example: y-3x^2+1, 2+x+y33 Be sure your variables match those in the question

Intermediate Algebra

19th Edition

ISBN:9780998625720

Author:Lynn Marecek

Publisher:Lynn Marecek

Chapter10: Exponential And Logarithmic Functions

Section10.3: Evaluate And Graph Logarithmic Functions

Problem 10.54TI: In 2014, Chile experienced an intense earthquake with a magnitude of 8.2 on the Richter scale. In...

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