One way to describe the housing market is to divide the population of the United States by

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One way to describe the housing market is to divide the population of the United States by the number of new housing starts. This ratio is listed in the following table for selected years.image


(a) Plot a line graph of these data. Let this graph be function R. 


(b) Evaluate R (2009) and interpret the result. Do small or large values indicate a strong housing market? 


(c) Is R continuous on its domain? 


(d) Where is R increasing, decreasing, or constant? 


(e) Write a piecewise-defined formula for R.

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