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Look at the following graph of the given equation. determine whether the equation is a function. explain why or why not.

Given the points a(-2, 1) and b(8, 6), find the coordinates of the point c on directed line segment ab, that partitions ab in the ration 2: 3.

At the olympic games, many events have several rounds of competition. one of these events is the men's 100-meter backstroke. the upper dot plot shows the times (in seconds) of the top 8 finishers in the final round of the 2012 olympics. the lower dot plot shows the times of the same 8 swimmers, but in the semifinal round. which pieces of information can be gathered from these dot plots? (remember that lower swim times are faster.) choose all answers that apply: a: the swimmers had faster times on average in the final round. b: the times in the final round vary noticeably more than the times in the semifinal round. c: none of the above.