After writing part of his novel, thomas is now writing 16 pages per week. after 4 weeks, he has written 85 pages. assume the relationship is linear. find and interpret the rate of change and the initial value.

The initial value is 21 and rate of change is 16 pages per week

Solution:

Given that After writing part of his novel, Thomas is now writing 16 pages per week

After 4 weeks, he has written 85 pages.

Given that assume the relationship to be linear

Linear relationships can be expressed either in a graphical format or as a mathematical equation of the form y = mx + c

y = mx + c

where "y" is the number of pages written after 4 weeks

x = 4 weeks and m = 16 pages

Therefore,

85 = 16(4) + c

85 = 64 + c

c = 85 - 64

c = 21

Therefore, initial value is 21 and rate of change is 16 pages per week

set each factor equal to 0

4x-3 = 0

2x-1 = 0

solve for x.

4x-3=0

4x=3

x= 3/4

solve for x. 

2x-1= 0

2x= 1

x= 1/2

eventually after a few more steps, your answer should be 1/2 is less than or equal to x and 3/4 is greater than or equal to x

the solution is the point

step-by-step explanation:

we have

> equation a

> equation b

adds equation a and equation b

substitute the value of x in equation b to find the value of y

the solution is the point