LOG VOLUME You are offered two different rules forestimating the number of board feet in

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LOG VOLUME You are offered two different rules forestimating the number of board feet in a 16-foot log. (Aboard foot is a unit of measure for lumber equal to aboard 1 foot square and 1 inch thick.) The first rule isthe Doyle Log Rule and is modeled byand the other is the Scribner Log Rule andis modeled bywhere is the diameter (in inches) of the log and isits volume (in board feet).(a) Use a graphing utility to graph the two log rules inthe same viewing window.(b) For what diameter do the two scales agree?(c) You are selling large logs by the board foot. Whichscale would you use? Explain your reasoning.

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