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Question
The data in the adjacent table depicts the length of a person's forehand and their corresponding height. Based on this data, a student finds a relationship between the height (y) and the forehand length (x) as y = ax + b, where a, b are constant.
| Length ‘x’ of forehand (in cm) |
Height 'y' (in inches) |
| 35 | 56 |
| 45 | 65 |
| 50 | 69.5 |
| 55 | 74 |
Find a and b
Solution
The relation is y = 0.9x + 24.5
When compare with y = ax + b
a = 0.9, b = 24.5
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