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Parts of New Orleans lie 0.5 meter below sea level. After d days of rain, the equation w=0.3d ± 0.5 represents the water level w in meters. Find the zero, and explain what it means in the context of this situation.

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MrRoyalgo

Answer:

[tex]w = - 0.5[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

[tex]w = 0.3d - 0.5[/tex] [The correct equation]

Required

Find and interpret the 0

To do this, we set [tex]d = 0[/tex]

Substitute 0 for d in [tex]w = 0.3d - 0.5[/tex]

[tex]w = 0.3 * 0 - 0.5[/tex]

[tex]w = 0 - 0.5[/tex]

[tex]w = - 0.5[/tex]

This means that the level of rain is 0.5m below the sea at day 0

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