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Let x be the number of years that have passed since 1900 (at 1900, x = 0). Let y be the total meters of erosion. Write an equation in terms of x and y to represent the erosion at any point between 1900 and 1905.

Let x be the number of years that have passed since 1900 (at 1900, x = 0). Let y be-example-1

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y = 1.16x is the answer.

Let x be the number of years that have passed since 1900 (at 1900, x = 0). Let y be-example-1
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Answer: y = x

Step-by-step explanation:

Looking at the graph, we can retrieve two coordinates from the range we are given: (0, 0) and (5, 5). Because 1900 is the starting x-coordinate of the graph, we can represent it at 0.

You can find the slope of this equation using this formula:


(y2-y1)/(x2-x1) \\\\(5-0)/(5-0)

Your slope is equal to 5/5, or 1.

Because the function's y-intercept is equal to 0, there is no need to add anything to the function.

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