Answer:
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Step-by-step explanation:
This question requires a list of options.
Since, there are none; I'll give a general explanation to answer this.
We have that:
[tex]f = 14c + 40[/tex]
The general format of an equation in terms of f and c is:
[tex]f = mc + b[/tex]
Where
[tex]m = slope[/tex] and [tex]b = y\ intercept[/tex]
A true statement about the function above is:
The slope of the equation is 14
This means that at every minute, there's an additional 14 chirps from the cricket.
Another true statement about the function is that:
The y intercept is 40.
This means that the initial number of chirps by the cricket is 40
i.e. At time, c = 0 minutes.
There are 40 chirps.
A likely question could be to determine the number of chirps in (say) 5 minutes.
This means that:
[tex]c= 5[/tex]
Substitute 5 for c in [tex]f = 14c + 40[/tex]
[tex]f = 14 * 5 + 40[/tex]
[tex]f = 70 + 40[/tex]
[tex]f = 110[/tex]
This implies there are 110 chirps in 5 minutes
