Answer:
[tex]y = 1164x + 14242[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
From the question, we understand that
x = 0, when year = 1980
First, we need to determine the slope of the table.
Pick any two corresponding values of year and average salary
year = 1982, average salary = 16570
year = 2002, average salary = 39850
Convert years to x values
year = 1982 implies that x = 2 i.e. 1982 - 1980
year = 2002 implies that x = 22 i.e. 2002 - 198-
So, we have:
[tex](x_1,y_1) = (2,16570)[/tex]
[tex](x_2,y_2) = (22,39850)[/tex]
Determine the slope.
[tex]m = \frac{y_2 - y_1}{x_2 - x_1}[/tex]
[tex]m = \frac{39850 -16570}{22 - 2}[/tex]
[tex]m = \frac{23280}{20}[/tex]
[tex]m = 1164[/tex]
The equation is calculated using:
[tex]y - y_1 = m(x - x_1)[/tex]
Where
[tex]m = 1164[/tex]
[tex](x_1,y_1) = (2,16570)[/tex]
So,
[tex]y - y_1 = m(x - x_1)[/tex]
[tex]y - 16570 = 1164(x - 2)[/tex]
[tex]y - 16570 = 1164x - 1164*2[/tex]
[tex]y - 16570 = 1164x - 2328[/tex]
Add 16570 to both sides
[tex]y - 16570 + 16570 = 1164x - 2328 + 16570[/tex]
[tex]y = 1164x - 2328 + 16570[/tex]
[tex]y = 1164x + 14242[/tex]
