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Chapter 3: Q. No. 2 (page 164)

Use a graphing utility to find the line of best fit for the following data:

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The line of best for given data isy=1.3x+6.5.

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Step 1. Given information.

A data of values of x and y in a table is given as

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Step 2. The line of best fit as follows.

The graph of given points and line of best fit is

The line of best fit isy=1.3x+6.5.

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