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Chapter 3: Linear Functions - HomeworkScore: 65/100 12/18 answeredQuestion 11<>Linear ApplicationThe function E(t) = 3863 77.8t gives the surface elevation (in feet above sea level) of LakePowell t years after 1999.Pr

Answer 1

The given function is:

$E(t)=3863-77.8t$

This function is written in the form:

$y=b+mx$

Where b is the y-intercept, and m is the slope of the function. In this case, b=3863 and m=-77.8

The slope is negative, it means the function is decreasing, and the rate of decreasing is the value of the slope, so:

The surface elevation of Lake Power is decreasing at a rate of 77.8 ft/year