1. It is known that the data tabulated below can be modeled by the following equation X 0.5 1 2 3 4 y 10.4 5.8 3.3 2.4 2 a) Use a transformation to linearize this equation and then employ linear regression to determine the parameters a and b. b) Determine the r c) Based on your analysis predict y at x 1.6, 5, and 6.