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Green

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applying the transformation on the calculator urgent!
« on: November 02, 2013, 04:00:34 pm »
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For some reason, when i am apply transformation on the calculator i keep on getting wrong coefficient for instance in exam  2 2008 question  5 relating back to television hour and homewok hours.i applied transformstion
on the television. But when i got stat calculation i get wrong coffieients instead a i get b answer and instead b i get a answer
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Re: applying the transformation on the calculator urgent!
« Reply #1 on: November 02, 2013, 04:19:03 pm »
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Are you sure you graphed your x and y values the right way? Sorry, I'm not really sure...
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Re: applying the transformation on the calculator urgent!
« Reply #2 on: November 02, 2013, 04:24:28 pm »
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What type of calculator are you using?
Some calculators give an option to present the answer in the form a+bx  or in ax+b
The television hours should be entered as the independent (x) values

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Re: applying the transformation on the calculator urgent!
« Reply #3 on: November 02, 2013, 06:01:34 pm »
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i am using the cas calculator black one 2nd gen of cas
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Re: applying the transformation on the calculator urgent!
« Reply #4 on: November 02, 2013, 07:37:30 pm »
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I guess thats a TI.
What values do you get for a and b?
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