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the total amounts of rainfall at various points And time during a thunderstorm are shown in the table. time(hours) 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.4Rainfall(cm) 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.6According to a regression calculator, what is the equation of the line of best fit for the data?answers: a y= 0.06x+0.03 | b y= 0.06x+0.29 | c y=0.59x+0.03 | d y= 0.59x+0.29Please help!

the total amounts of rainfall at various points And time during a thunderstorm are-example-1
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\begin{gathered} (x1,y1)=(1,0.6) \\ (x2,y2)=(2,1.2) \\ m=(y2-y1)/(x2-x1)=(1.2-0.6)/(2-1)=(0.6)/(1)=0.6 \\ y-y1=m(x-x1) \\ y-0.6=0.6(x-1) \\ y-0.6=0.6x-0.6 \\ y=0.6x\approx y=0.59x+0.03 \\ \text{Answer:} \\ y=0.59x+0.03 \end{gathered}

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