Biologists have noticed that the chirping of crickets of a certain species is related to temperature, and the relationship appears to be very nearly linear. a cricket produces 112 chirps per minute at 74 degrees fahrenheit and 179 chirps per minute at 82 degrees fahrenheit..

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Biologists have noticed that the chirping rate of crickets of a certain species is related to temperature, and the relationship appears to be very nearly linear. A cricket produces 112 chirps per minute 74° F at and 179 chirps per minute at 82°F. Find a linear equation that models the temperature T as a function of the number of chirps per minute N.

We have been given two points on the line and .

First of all, we will find the slope of the line using given points as:

Now, we will points-slope form of an equation to write our required equation as:

Since we are required to write temperature T as a function of the number of chirps per minute N, so we will get:

Therefore, our required function would be  .

the smallest possible measurement of the width is 14 feet

step-by-step explanation:

let's assume length of parallelogram is 'l'

width of parallelogram is 'w'

the perimeter of a parallelogram must be no less than 40 feet

so, we get

we are given

length of parallelogram is 6 feet

so,

l=6

we can plug it

now, we can solve for w

subtract both sides by 12

divide both sides by 2

and we get

so,

the smallest possible measurement of the width is 14 feet