Ruby is deciding between two truck rental companies. company a charges an initial fee of $70 for the rental plus $2.50 per mile driven. company b charges an initial fee of $90 for the rental plus $1.50 per mile driven. let a(x)a(x) represent the amount company a would charge if ruby drives xx miles, and let b(x)b(x) represent the amount company b would charge if ruby drives xx miles. write the equation for each function and determine which company would be cheaper if ruby needs to drive 15 miles with the rented truck.

answer: solve 5\cdot 2^x=2405⋅2  

x

=2405, dot, 2, start superscript, x, end superscript, equals, 240.

solution

to solve for xxx, we must first isolate the exponential part. to do this, divide both sides by 555 as shown below. we do not multiply the 555 and the 222 as this goes against the order of operations!

\begin{aligned} 5\cdot 2^x& =240 2^x& =48 \\ \end{aligned}  

5⋅2  

x

2  

x

​    

=240

=48

​

step-by-step explanation:

answer: 33 ( approx)

step-by-step explanation:

since, in the linear regression formula, the slope is the a in the equation y = b + ax ( by comparing it with the general equation of line y = mx + c )

where,

here given table is,

price ($), x   :           18         23       25       29       30       33

pairs sold, y :         16         13         10       8         6       2

so, ,   ,   ,

and   ,

thus, slop of the given line is,

⇒  

⇒   ≈ 33

h is the x-coordinate of the vertex

step-by-step explanation:

we have

in this function

the point represent the vertex of the function

so

h is the x-coordinate of the vertex

k is the y-coordinate of the vertex