An unknown metal has been found and the following experimental results have been tabulated in the table below. The table contains the grams of the unknown metal and the volume in milliliters of water displacement. Find a linear model that express volume as a function of the mass.Round your answers to 3 decimal places\begin{tabular}{|r|r|}\hline grams & Volume in ml \\\hline 18 & 141.3 \\\hline 19.5 & 153.1 \\\hline 21 & 168.1 \\\hline 22.5 & 178.4 \\\hline 24 & 184.6 \\\hline 25.5 & 202.2 \\\hline 27 & 214.1 \\\hline\end{tabular}Volume =□x+□ where x is the grams of the unknown metalQuestion Help: □ Message instructor
Q. An unknown metal has been found and the following experimental results have been tabulated in the table below. The table contains the grams of the unknown metal and the volume in milliliters of water displacement. Find a linear model that express volume as a function of the mass.Round your answers to 3 decimal places\begin{tabular}{|r|r|}\hline grams & Volume in ml \\\hline 18 & 141.3 \\\hline 19.5 & 153.1 \\\hline 21 & 168.1 \\\hline 22.5 & 178.4 \\\hline 24 & 184.6 \\\hline 25.5 & 202.2 \\\hline 27 & 214.1 \\\hline\end{tabular}Volume =□x+□ where x is the grams of the unknown metalQuestion Help: □ Message instructor
Plot Data Points: First, let's plot the data points to see if they form a linear relationship. We'll use the grams as the x-values and the volume in milliliters as the y-values.
Calculate Slope: Next, we calculate the slope m of the line using the formula m=x2−x1y2−y1. We'll use the first and last data points for this calculation: (18,141.3) and (27,214.1). So, m=27−18214.1−141.3=972.8=8.089.
Find Y-Intercept: Now, we find the y-intercept b using the equation of the line y=mx+b. Substituting one point (18,141.3) into the equation and the slope we just calculated, 141.3=8.089×18+b. Solving for b gives b=141.3−145.602=−4.302.
Linear Model Equation: With the slope and y-intercept calculated, the linear model is Volume=8.089x−4.302. We round these to three decimal places as instructed.
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