The table shows the minimum wage rates for the United States during different years. A) Write the least squares regression equation that models the data. Let x = time in yeqrs since 1900 and let y = minimum hourly wage. B) Use the equation to estimate the minimum hourly wage of a U. S. worker in 2025. Show your work. ( Please look at the graph in the picture to answer option A and option B.​

Statement reason 1. δabc is similar to δced. given 2. 3. definition of slope 4. slope of slope of definition of slope 5. slope of × slope of multiplying the slopes 6. slope of × slope of substitution property of equality 7. slope of × slope of simplifying the right side the table contains the proof of the relationship between the slopes of two perpendicular lines. what is the reason for statement 2? a. parallel line segments that meet a common perpendicular line are proportional in length. b. the lengths of vertical and horizontal sides in congruent triangles are in a common ratio. c. trigonometric identities determine the lengths of the legs in a right triangle. d. corresponding side lengths in similar triangles are proportional in length.