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Students in a lab measured the breaking strength S (in pounds) of wood 2 inches thick, x inches high, and 12 inches long. The results are shown in the table.
x 4 6 8 10
12
2,505 5,815 10,659 16,693 24,317
(a) Use the regression capabilities of a graphing utility to fit a quadratic model to the data. (Round your coefficients to three decimal places.)
S(x)=
(b) Use a graphing utility to plot the data and graph the model.
140
120
S
100
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25000
S
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12
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20000
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x
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4
6
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12
x
2
4
6
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12
(c) Use the model to approximate the breaking strength when x = 2. (Round your answer to three decimal places.)
1.771 x lb
(d) How many times greater is the breaking strength for a 4-inch-high board than for a 2-inch-high board? (Round your answer to two decimal places.)
1.41
(e) How many times greater is the breaking strength for a 12-inch-high board than for a 6-inch high board? (Round your answer to two decimal places.)
1.68
When the height of the board increases by a factor, does the breaking strength increase by the same factor? Explain.
When the height is ---Select---, the breaking strength increases approximately by a factor of -?--
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