Choose the One Alternative That Best Completes the Statement or Answers

question 96

Multiple Choice

Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
-The following data represent the periods (in seconds) of simple pendulums of various lengths (in feet) . Find the power equation of best fit.
$\begin{array}{l|l}\text { Length, } x & \text { Period, } y \\\hline 1 & 1.3 \\2 & 1.9 \\3 & 2.3 \\4 & 2.7 \\5 & 3.0 \\6 & 3.3\end{array}$

• A) \(\mathrm { y } = 0.1171 + 0.5176 \mathrm { x }\)
• B) \(\hat { y } = - 0.2258 + 1.9309 x\)
• C) \(\hat { y } = 0.0948 + 0.0768 \mathrm { x }\)
• D) \(\hat { y } = 1.0467 + 0.3914 x\)

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