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Algebra: Structure And Method, Book 1

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ISBN:9780395977224

Author:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. Cole

Publisher:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. Cole

Chapter8: Introduction To Functions

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Planet distances and years 2012 At a meeting of the
International Astronomical Union (IAU) in Prague in
2006, Pluto was determined not to be a planet, but rather
the largest member of the Kuiper belt of icy objects. Let’s
examine some facts. Here is a table of the 9 sun-orbiting
objects formerly known as planets:a) Plot the Length of the year against the Distance from
the sun. Describe the shape of your plot.
b) Re-express one or both variables to straighten the plot.
Use the re-expressed data to create a model describing
the length of a planet’s year based on its distance from
the sun.
c) Comment on how well your model fits the data.

Planet
Position
Number
Distance from Sun
(million miles)

Length of Year
(Earth years)
Mercury 1 36 0.24
Venus 2 67 0.61
Earth 3 93 1.00
Mars 4 142 1.88
Jupiter 5 484 11.86
Saturn 6 887 29.46
Uranus 7 1784 84.07
Neptune 8 2796 164.82
Pluto 9 3707 247.68

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