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Flight Time & Ticket Price

Postby nycmath » Sun Oct 11, 2026 4:49 pm

Precalculus
Michael Sullivan
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Chapter 3, Section 3.2
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Re: Flight Time & Ticket Price

Postby nycmath » Sun Oct 11, 2026 4:59 pm

Precalculus
Michael Sullivan
Edition 10
Chapter 3, Section 3.2

For 21B, I will use the LEAST SQUARE METHOD, which is not in the Sullivan book to find the line of best fit. Here we see 21A and 21B part 1.
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Re: Flight Time & Ticket Price

Postby nycmath » Sun Oct 11, 2026 4:59 pm

Precalculus
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Chapter 3, Section 3.2

Here we see 21B part 2.
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Postby nycmath » Sun Oct 11, 2026 5:00 pm

Precalculus
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Chapter 3, Section 3.2

Here we see 21B part 3.
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Re: Flight Time & Ticket Price

Postby Eigenvalue » Sun Oct 11, 2026 5:01 pm

nycmath wrote:Precalculus
Michael Sullivan
Edition 10
Chapter 3, Section 3.2

Here we see 21B part 2.

The thought path is correct.
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Re: Flight Time & Ticket Price

Postby nycmath » Sun Oct 11, 2026 5:01 pm

Precalculus
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Chapter 3, Section 3.2

Here we see 21B part 4.
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Re: Flight Time & Ticket Price

Postby Eigenvalue » Sun Oct 11, 2026 5:03 pm

Least squares linear regression:
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Postby nycmath » Sun Oct 11, 2026 5:05 pm

Precalculus
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Chapter 3, Section 3.2

Here we see 21B part 5.
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Postby nycmath » Sun Oct 11, 2026 5:06 pm

Precalculus
Michael Sullivan
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Chapter 3, Section 3.2

Here we see 21C & 21D.
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Postby nycmath » Sun Oct 11, 2026 5:06 pm

Precalculus
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Chapter 3, Section 3.2

Here we see 21E.
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Re: Flight Time & Ticket Price

Postby Eigenvalue » Sun Oct 11, 2026 5:07 pm

It is also feasible to find the slope from 2 points on a line. There will be 45 slopes.

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