Let y be a company's revenue in millions of dollars. From 2002 to 2005, the function y=1,303x+6,500 approximates the revenue y when x is the number of years after 2002. What does the initial value mean? if someone could answer this for me that would be great! 4 answers 1. The initial value is the difference in revenue between 2005 and 2002. 2.The initial value is the difference in revenue between 2002 and 2005. 3.The initial value is the maximum revenue between 2002 and 2005 4.The initial value is the revenue in 2002.

The initial value is the revenue in 2002.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

Required

Interpret the initial value

From  the question, we understand that the x represents years after 2000.

So, initially

Substitute 0 for x in

This value represents the revenue at 2000 and it is the initial value

starting with:    

5 + x - 12 = 2x - 7   

5 + x - 12 - x = 2x - 7 - x (subtract x from both sides)   

5 - 12 = x - 7 (combine and cancel x's from both sides)   

5 - 12 + 7 = x - 7 + 7 (add 7 to both sides)   

0 = x (add numbers together on both sides)       

so in order for the equation to be true, x must be 0.   

trying x = -0.5   

5 + x - 12 = 2x - 7 (original equation)   

5 + -0.5 - 12 = 2(-0.5) - 7 (plug in value of x)   

5 + -0.5 - 12 = -1 - 7 (did multiplication)   

-7.5 = -8 (did addition on both sides)       

since -7.5 is obviously not equal to -8, the value of -0.5 for x is wrong.   

trying x = 0   

5 + x - 12 = 2x - 7 (original equation)   

5 + 0 - 12 = 2(0) - 7 (plug in value of x)   

5 + 0 - 12 = 0 - 7 (did multiplication)   

-7 = -7 (did addition on both sides)       

since -7 equals -7, that demonstrates that the value of 0 for x is correct.   

trying x = 1   

5 + x - 12 = 2x - 7 (original equation)   

5 + 1 - 12 = 2(1) - 7 (plug in value of x)   

5 + 1 - 12 = 2 - 7 (did multiplication)   

-6 = -5 (did addition on both sides)       

since -6 is obviously not equal to -5, the value of 1 for x is wrong.

greater than one

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