The relationship between the length of an adult's femur (thigh bone) and the height of the adult can be approximated by the linear equations y = 0.514x - 14.75 for females and y = 0.532x - 17.03 for males, where y is the length of the femur in inches and x is the height of the adult in inches. A crime scene investigator discovers a femur belonging to an adult human female. The bone is 20 inches long. Estimate the height of the female. (Round your answer to one decimal place.)
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We are given the length of the femur (y = 20 inches) and need to find the height (x) of an adult female. The equation for females is: \[ y = 0.514x - 14.75 \] Show more…
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