In this exercise, we estimate the rate at which the total personal income is rising in the richmond-petersburg, virginia, metropolitan area. in 1999, the population in this area was 961400, and the population was increasing at roughly 9200 people per year. the average annual income was 30593 dollars per capita, and this average was increasing at about 1400 dollars per year [a little above the national average of about 1225 dollars yearly] .
use the product rule and these figures to estimate the rate at which the total personal income was rising in the richmond-petersburg area in 1999.

The rate at which the total personal income was rising in the Richmond-Petersburg area in 1999 is $1.627 billion per year

Step-by-step explanation:

Let be the number of years after 1999.

From the information given:

The population growth can be modeled with a linear equation. The initial population was is 961400 and it grows by 9200 people per year.

The population in time t can be written

The average annual income can be modeled with a linear equation. The initial average annual income was 30593 dollars per capita and it grows by  1400 dollars per year.

If we multiply both together gives the total personal income at time t.

The rate at which the total personal income was rising in the Richmond-Petersburg area is the derivative

We need to use the Product Rule that says

If f and g are both differentiable, then:

Applying the Product Rule

For 1999, t = 0.

The raising is

The rate at which the total personal income was rising in the Richmond-Petersburg area in 1999 is $1.627 billion per year.

the answer is d

the answer is in the first quadrant, which make the y-int positive.

since the dots are going down, therefore the correlation is negative

i hope it is right.