The line of best fit for a set of data is y = 0.39x + 45, where y represents total cost of a utility bill and x represents hours of usage. Using this linear model, what
does the slope of the line represent?

17

step-by-step explanation:

, and

for

step-by-step explanation:

we can analyze the pattern at which the terms increase. let us denote , , , so that we can call

note the following:

the pattern: to get the next term value, we just add the next term number (e.g. 1st, 2nd, to the previous term value (term values are the given numbers in the question, 1, 3, 6, 10, 15,

from , to get to , we add

from , to get to , we add

etc.

we need to form a recursive formula, a formula that has the next term as a function of the previous term. so a possible recursive formula can be

, and for

to complete this square you have to rotate about the origin 270 degrees clockwise.