OpenStax, Algebra and Trigonometry 2e §4.2 Modeling with Linear Functions · Exercise 36 · Algebra · Graphs

Modeling with Linear Functions · Exercise 36

Use the graph in the figure, which shows the profit, $y,$ in thousands of dollars, of a company in a given year, $t,$ where $t$ represents the number of years since 1980.

Find and interpret the y-intercept.

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OpenStax, Algebra and Trigonometry 2e · §4.2 Modeling with Linear Functions · Exercise 36

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