In Exercises 1- 10, determine whether em;/1 relatlon is a ftmclion. Give the domain and range for each re/atiou. 1(1. 2). (3. 4). (5, 5)1
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The wage gap is used to compare the status of women's earnings relative to men's. The wage gap is expressed as a percetll and is c.alcu/ated by dividing the median, or midtllemost, annual earnings for women by the median annual earnings for men. The bar graph shows the wage gap for selected years from /980 through 2010. Median Women's Earnings as a Percentage or Median Men's Earning< on the United States 83% 76% Year Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 85 so 75 70 55 The Graph or a l'unction Modeling the Data Gjx) - - O.Olt' +x +60 1-~--:':,...--}}5,.--,!20::--,;25 --;301::- X Years after 1980 The function G(x) - - O.Ol.t2 + x + 60 models the wage gap, as a percent. x years after 1980. The graph of fimction G is shown /o the right of the actual data. Use this information lo solre Exercises 103-704. a. Find and interpret G(JO). Identify this information as apoint on the graph of the function.b. Does G(JO) overestimate or underestimate the actual datashown by the bar graph? By how much?
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The first step in solving 2.1 problem number 104 trying to solve the problem we have to refer to the textbook question: The wage gap is used to compare the status of women's earnings relative to men's. The wage gap is expressed as a percetll and is c.alcu/ated by dividing the median, or midtllemost, annual earnings for women by the median annual earnings for men. The bar graph shows the wage gap for selected years from /980 through 2010. Median Women's Earnings as a Percentage or Median Men's Earning< on the United States 83% 76% Year Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 85 so 75 70 55 The Graph or a l'unction Modeling the Data Gjx) - - O.Olt' +x +60 1-~--:':,...--}}5,.--,!20::--,;25 --;301::- X Years after 1980 The function G(x) - - O.Ol.t2 + x + 60 models the wage gap, as a percent. x years after 1980. The graph of fimction G is shown /o the right of the actual data. Use this information lo solre Exercises 103-704. a. Find and interpret G(JO). Identify this information as apoint on the graph of the function.b. Does G(JO) overestimate or underestimate the actual datashown by the bar graph? By how much?
From the textbook chapter Basics of Functions and Their Graphs you will find a few key concepts needed to solve this.
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