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1. [latex]m=\frac{4 - 3}{0 - 2}=\frac{1}{-2}=-\frac{1}{2}[/latex] ; decreasing because [latex]m<0[/latex]. 2. [latex]m=\frac{1,868 - 1,442}{2,012 - 2,009}=\frac{426}{3}=142\text{ people per year}[/latex] 3. [latex]y - 2=-2\left(x+2\right)[/latex]; [latex]y=-2x - 2[/latex] 4. [latex]y - 0=-3\left(x - 0\right)[/latex] ; [latex]y=-3x[/latex] 5. [latex]y=-7x+3[/latex] 6. [latex]H\left(x\right)=0.5x+12.5[/latex]Solutions to Odd-Numbered Exercises
1. Terry starts at an elevation of 3000 feet and descends 70 feet per second. 3. 3 miles per hour 5. [latex]d\left(t\right)=100 - 10t[/latex] 7. Yes. 9. No. 11. No. 13. No. 15. Increasing. 17. Decreasing. 19. Decreasing. 21. Increasing. 23. Decreasing. 25. 3 27. [latex]-\frac{1}{3}[/latex] 29. [latex]\frac{4}{5}[/latex] 31. [latex]f\left(x\right)=-\frac{1}{2}x+\frac{7}{2}[/latex] 33. [latex]y=2x+3[/latex] 35. [latex]y=-\frac{1}{3}x+\frac{22}{3}[/latex] 37. [latex]y=\frac{4}{5}x+4[/latex] 39. [latex]-\frac{5}{4}[/latex] 41. [latex]y=\frac{2}{3}x+1[/latex] 43. [latex]y=-2x+3[/latex] 45. [latex]y=3[/latex] 47. Linear, [latex]g\left(x\right)=-3x+5[/latex] 49. Linear, [latex]f\left(x\right)=5x - 5[/latex] 51. Linear, [latex]g\left(x\right)=-\frac{25}{2}x+6[/latex] 53. Linear, [latex]f\left(x\right)=10x - 24[/latex] 55. [latex]f\left(x\right)=-58x+17.3[/latex] 57.
