Question

For a certain type of injury, the equation yˆ=4.094x+6.255 models the number of minutes a patient can walk on a treadmill, where x is the number of sessions they had since their recovery began. What does the y-intercept of the equation represent in context of the situation?

Answer 1

Before beginning recovery, patients can walk about 6 min on a treadmill

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

x = 0 means there have been no sessions. The y-intercept is the number of minutes the patient can walk on the treadmill before there have been any sessions (the number of sessions is zero).