Functions and Change: A Modeling Approach to College Algebra (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781337111348
Author: Bruce Crauder, Benny Evans, Alan Noell
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 3.3, Problem 4SBE
Making a Linear Model The data in Exercise S-2 are not linear, but if we omit the first point, the remaining data are linear. Make a linear model for these last three points.
S-2. Testing Data for Linearity Test the following data to see whether they are linear.
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