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Modeling DataA meteorologist measures the atmospheric pressure
Altitude,
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0 |
5 |
10 |
15 |
20 |
Pressure,
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10,332 |
5583 |
2376 |
1240 |
517 |
(a) Use the regression capabilities of a graphing utility to find the least squares regression line for the points (
(b) The result in part (a) is an equation of the form
(c) Use a graphing utility to plot the original data and graph the exponential model in part (b).
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