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when Angel left his house in the morning his cell phone battery was partially charged. Let B represent the charge remaining and Angels battery, as a percentage, T hours since Angel left his house. A graph of B is shown below. Write an equation for fee then State the slope of the graph and determine its interpretation in the context of the problem

when Angel left his house in the morning his cell phone battery was partially charged-example-1

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\begin{gathered} POINT\text{ 1 (0,}36\text{)} \\ \text{POINT 2 (}9,0\text{)} \\ Slope\text{ = }(y2-y1)/(x2-x1)=(0-36)/(9-0)=(-36)/(9)=-4 \\ \text{slope}=-4 \\ y=-4x+b \\ U\sin g\text{ point 1} \\ 36=-4(0)+b \\ 36=0+b \\ b=\text{ 36} \\ y=-4x+36 \\ \text{The equation is }y=-4x+36 \end{gathered}

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