Create a lineaer equation from your own life and then write a brief paper describing this linear function. It should relate a particular 'thing' to another 'thing'. It could be something about the amount of money you spend, the number of minutes you spend on the phone, number of miles you run each day, number of push ups, etc...
For example the number of texts per day
Now just make your own linear equation
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Linear Equation: The amount of money I spend on groceries each month is directly related to the number of times I eat out.
Equation: y = mx + b
Explanation:
In this linear equation, the variable "y" represents the amount of money I spend on groceries each month, while the variable "x" represents the number of times I eat out. The purpose of this equation is to understand how my monthly grocery expenses change based on the frequency of eating out.
To create this linear equation, we need to determine the values of the slope "m" and the y-intercept "b." The slope represents the rate at which my grocery expenses change for each additional time I eat out, and the y-intercept is the value of my grocery expenses when I do not eat out at all.
To find the values of "m" and "b," I will collect data for a few months and analyze how my expenses vary based on my eating out habits.
Let's assume the following data:
Number of times I eat out (x): [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Amount spent on groceries (y): [$300, $275, $250, $225, $200, $175]
Using this data, we can calculate the slope "m" by selecting two points (x₁, y₁) and (x₂, y₂):
m = (y₂ - y₁) / (x₂ - x₁)
Calculating the slope using the first and last data points (0, $300) and (5, $175), we find:
m = ($175 - $300) / (5 - 0) = -$125 / 5 = -25
Now, we can determine the y-intercept "b" by selecting any point (x, y) on the line and substituting the values into the equation:
y = mx + b
$300 = -25(0) + b
$300 = b
Therefore, the value of "b" is $300.
Now, we can write the final linear equation relating my grocery expenses to the number of times I eat out:
y = -25x + $300
Interpreting the equation, as the number of times I eat out increases, my grocery expenses decrease by $25 for each additional time I eat out. When I do not eat out at all (x = 0), my grocery expenses amount to $300.
This linear equation provides a simple way to understand and predict the relationship between my grocery expenses and the frequency of eating out.