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Dog’s Human Age From the data printed in the following table from the Minneapolis Star Tribune on September 20, 1998, a dog’s age when compared to a human’s age can be modeled using either a linear formula or a quadratic formula as follows:
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a. Find
b. Find
c. If the first two points are eliminated from the table, find the equation of a line that perfectly fits the reduced set of data. Interpret your findings.
d. Of the three formulas, which do you prefer?
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