The data at the top of the next column represent the atmospheric pressure p (in millibars) and the wind speed w (in knots) measured during various tropical systems in the Atlantic Ocean.

(a) Use a graphing utility to draw a scatter plot of the data, treating atmospheric pressure as the independent variable.

(b) Use a graphing utility to find the line of best fit that models the relation between atmospheric pressure and wind speed. Express the model using function notation.

(c) Interpret the slope.

(d) Predict the wind speed of a tropical storm if the atmospheric pressure measures 990 millibars.

(e) What is the atmospheric pressure of a hurricane if the wind speed is 85 knots?

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Atmospheric Pressure (millibars), p 993 994 997 1003 1004 1000 994 942 1006 942 986 983 940 966 982 Wind Speed (knots), w 50 60 45 45 40 55 55 105 40 120 50 70 120 100 55