Question

okay...the table lists data regarding the avg saleries of athletes in the years 1991 ($272,000) and 2001 ( 1,450,000).

What is the linear function that fits the data S(x) =?

What is the predicted avg salary for 2005?
For 2010?

Answer 1

what if i say thats easy?

Answer 2

I would tell you that you are nuts. LOL

Answer 3

HAHA.

Answer 4

You are funny...that is not easy.

Answer 5

oh crap, let me get my glasses on...

Answer 6

HAHA1.

Answer 7

should i solve futher?

Answer 8

further*

Answer 9

use slope formula
\[m = \frac{y2-y1}{x2-x1} = \frac{1450000 - 272000}{2001-1991} = \frac{1178000}{10} = 117800\]

Answer 10

yea, what is the predicted salary for 2005 and for 2010?

Answer 11

wow, dumbcow...you are intense.

Answer 12

So 117, 800 is the salary for what year?

Answer 13

that is the slope, it increases by that amout each year
S(x) = 272,000 + 117,800x
where x is years after 1991
2005: x = 14
2010: x =19

Answer 14

Okay, that would be for 14 years right?

Answer 15

117,800 would be for the 14 years????

Answer 16

So what would it be for the 19 years?

Answer 17

saifoo how do you get 109,800 for slope?
plug in the 14,19 into S(x)

Answer 18

Come on..somebody please answer....

Answer 19

Oh wait.. my bad, lol.

Answer 20

@dumbunny
S(x)=272,000 + 117,800x
plug in 14 and 19 for x

Answer 21

S(x) = 272000+1450,000(14)
20572000

S(x) = 272000+1450,000(2010-1991)
= 27822,000

Answer 22

here u go!

Answer 23

Hey! I see the athlete salary question now! Seems I came in a little late :/

Answer 24

Oh hmm.

Answer 25

dang, I wish I could get an answer to that athlete question.

Answer 26

I see S(x) = 272,000 + 117,800....thats as far as I got.

Answer 27

haha c'mon you can figure it out.
you know that for 2005, x = 14 and for 2010, x = 19
now where do you put the x in the equation?
after the slope, right?
the slope is 117,800
so multiply x(insert number here) by the slope then add 272,000

Answer 28

No, I can't and I can't move to the next question until I get this one right. So I am pretty much screwed.