At the end of a snow storm, Caleb saw there was a lot of snow on his front lawn. The temperature increased and the snow began to melt at a steady rate. The depth of
snow on Caleb's lawn, in inches, can be modeled by the equation S = -2t + 18,
where t is the time, in hours, after the snow stopped falling. What is the y-intercept
of the equation and what is its interpretation in the context of the problem?

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Step-by-step explanation:

the required function is .

step-by-step explanation:

from the given table it is noticed that the graph passing through (-3,7), (0,4), (3,1) and (8,-4).

it is a linear function because the value of y is decrease by one as the value of x increase by 1.

the slope of the function is

the slope of the function is -1 and the y-intercept is 4.

the slope intercept form is

where, m is slope and b is y-intercept.

therefore the required function is . the graph of this function is shown below.

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