The table gives the required standard weight, w, in kilograms, of American soldiers, aged between 21 and 27, for heigh centimeters. 1 Adapted from usmilitary.about.com accessed March 29, 2015. h (cm) 172 176 180 184 188 192 196 w (kg) 79.7 82.4 85.1 87.8 90.5 93.2 95.9 (a) How do you know that the data in this table could represent a linear function? Because w increases by i as h increases by i (b) Find weight, w, as a linear function of height, h. What is the slope of the line? Round to two decimal places. i What are the units for the slope? (c) Find height, h, as a linear function of weight, w. What is the slope of the line? i

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The table gives the required standard weight, w, in kilograms, of American soldiers, aged between 21 and 27, for height, h, in
centimeters.
1 Adapted from usmilitary.about.com accessed March 29, 2015.
h (cm)
172
176
180
184
188
192
196
w (kg) 79.7
82.4
85.1
87.8
90.5
93.2
95.9
(a) How do you know that the data in this table could represent a linear function?
Because w increases by i
as h increases by
i
(b) Find weight, w, as a linear function of height, h.
What is the slope of the line? Round to two decimal places.
i
What are the units for the slope?
(c) Find height, h, as a linear function of weight, w.
What is the slope of the line?
i
What are the units for the slope?
Transcribed Image Text:Current Attempt in Progress The table gives the required standard weight, w, in kilograms, of American soldiers, aged between 21 and 27, for height, h, in centimeters. 1 Adapted from usmilitary.about.com accessed March 29, 2015. h (cm) 172 176 180 184 188 192 196 w (kg) 79.7 82.4 85.1 87.8 90.5 93.2 95.9 (a) How do you know that the data in this table could represent a linear function? Because w increases by i as h increases by i (b) Find weight, w, as a linear function of height, h. What is the slope of the line? Round to two decimal places. i What are the units for the slope? (c) Find height, h, as a linear function of weight, w. What is the slope of the line? i What are the units for the slope?
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