FIFIDING AN EQUATION TO MODEL TIIE DATA

Our method here will be very informal. You will "eye-ball"

the graph and pick apair ofpoints. Drawing
a line throughthose two points should give you a line that comes close to the given data. Then using
these points, find the equation ofthe line that p{Nses through them-
Try the points (1, 10.5) and (4, 2l.l). Find the equation ofthe line through these points. Show your work
and round to two decimal places if necessary. Use a straight edge to draw the line on the graph above.
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Now fiy again using the points (3, 17.l) and (4, 2l.l). Find the equation ofthe line through these points.
Show youi work and round to two decimal places if necessary. Use a straight edge to draw the line on the
graph above.
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Either line is OK to use as your model. Is one easier than the other? Which one would you rather work
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(There is a mathematical technique called Linear Regression in whiqh ail the data values are used to find
the one unique line that best fits the data. This technique is beyond the scope ofMath 1010.)
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