You began membership in a new health and fitness club which has access to a dietician and personal trainer. They help you develop a special eight-week diet and exercise program. The data in the following table represents your weight, w, as a function of time, t, over an eight-week period.

Time (weeks)

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Weight (lb)

150

144

143

141

140

137

137

132

129

If you lost 13 pounds in the first five weeks, what is the a

Question

You began membership in a new health and fitness club which has access to a dietician and personal trainer. They help you develop a special eight-week diet and exercise program. The data in the following table represents your weight, w, as a function of time, t, over an eight-week period.








Time (weeks) 


0 


1 


2 


3 


4 


5 


6 


7 


8 




Weight (lb) 


150 


144 


143 


141 


140 


137 


137 


132 


129 

















If you lost 13 pounds in the first five weeks, what is the a