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v1 Algebra, STD2 A2 SM-Bank 3

The average height, \(L\), in centimetres, of a boy between the ages of 7 years and 10 years can be represented by a line with equation

\(L=7A+85\)

where \(A\) is the age in years. For this line, the gradient is 7.

  1. What does this indicate about the heights of boys aged 7 to 10?   (1 mark)

  2. Give ONE reason why this equation is not suitable for predicting heights of boys older than 10.   (1 mark)

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  1. \(\text{It indicates that 7-10 year old boys, on average, grow 7 cm per year.}\)
  2. \(\text{Boys eventually stop growing, and the equation doesn’t factor this in.}\)
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a.    \(\text{It indicates that 7-10 year old boys, on average, grow}\)

\(\text{7 cm per year.}\)
 

b.   \(\text{Boys eventually stop growing, and the equation doesn’t}\)

\(\text{factor this in.}\)