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172 CHAPTER 2 LINEAR FUNCTIONS For the following exercises, use the graph in Figure 8, which shows the profit, y, in thousands of dollars, of a company in a given year, t, where t represents the number of years since 1980. 500- 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0- 10 15 20 25 Figure 8 35. Find the linear function y, where y depends on t, the number of years since 1980. 36. Find and interpret the y-intercept. 37. Find and interpret the x-intercept. 38. Find and interpret the slope. NUMERIC For the following exercises, use the median home values in Mississippi and Hawaii (adjusted for inflation) shown in Table 2. Assume that the house values are changing linearly. Year Mississippi Hawaii 1950 $25,200 $74,400 2000 $71,400 $272,700 Table 2