Question 1 (Essay Worth 10 points)
(4.01 MC)

A candle burns down at the rate of 0.5 inches per hour. The original height of the candle was 8 inches.

Part A: Write a list of 6 ordered pairs to show the height of the candle in inches (y) as a function of time in hours (x) from the first hour after it started burning. For example, the point (0, 8) would represent a height of 8 inches after 0 hours. Explain how you obtained the ordered pairs. (5 points)

Part B: Is this relation a function? Justify your answer using the list of ordered pairs you created in Part A. (2 points)

Part C: If the rate at which the candle burned was 0.4 inches per hour instead of 0.5 inches per hour, would the relation be a function? Explain your answer using input and output values. (3 points)

A linear system is one in which the parameter in the equation has a degree of one. It might have one, two, or even more variables.

A candle burns down at the rate of 0.5 inches per hour.

The original height of the candle was 8 inches.

Let y be the height of the candle and x be the number of hours.

Then the linear equation will be given as

[tex]\rm y = mx + c[/tex]

where m is the rate and c is the initial value. Then the linear equation of the candle will be

y = -0.5 x + 8

The function is a linear function.

If the value of m is replaced by 0.4. Then the linear equation will be

y = 0.4x + 8

And this will also be a linear function.

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