A lake near the Arctic Circle is covered by a 2-meter-thick sheet of ice during the cold winter months. When spring arrives, the warm air gradually melts the ice, causing its thickness to decrease at a constant rate. After 3 weeks, the sheet is only 1.25 meters thick.
Let y represent the ice sheet's thickness (in meters) after x weeks.

Y=--0.2x+3.82

Step-by-step explanation:

We know that the thickness of the lake decreases at a rate of 0.2 meters per week, so we can write:

S(t)=-0.2t+4

we also know that after 7 weeks, the sheet is only 2.42 meters thick, which means we can write:

S(7)=2.42

S(7)=-0.2*7+X

S(7)=-1.4+X

2.42=-1.4+X

X=3.82

So, the function is: S(t)=--0.2*t+3.82

step-by-step explanation:

let

we know that

the y-intercept is the y-coordinate of the point when the value of x is equal to zero

so

the y-coordinate of the point a is the y-intercept

the answer part a) is

the value of y-intercept is

part b) find the slope m

we know that

the value of the slope is equal to

substitute the values

therefore

the answer part b) is

the value of the slope is equal to

the general answer is

the slope is

the value of y-intercept is

27 +27 or 27times 2=54

the diffrence is 0