a) Sketch the graph of this linear equation from the year 1990. b) What interpretation can be given to the y axis intercept of the graph? c) What interpretation can be given to the x axis intercept of the graph? d) What interpretation can be given to the slope of the graph? e) Use the equation to find when there were 69,000 square miles of tropical rainforest. f) Approximately how large was the rainforest in 2009?

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The amount of tropical rainforest area in Central America has been decreasing steadily
in recent years. The amount y (in thousands of square miles), x years after 1990 is
estimated by the linear equation y = –13/10X=106.7

a) Sketch the graph of this linear equation from the year 1990.
b) What interpretation can be given to the y axis intercept of the graph?
c) What interpretation can be given to the x axis intercept of the graph?
d) What interpretation can be given to the slope of the graph?
e) Use the equation to find when there were 69,000 square miles of tropical
rainforest.
f) Approximately how large was the rainforest in 2009?

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