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Housing Market One way to describe the housing market is to divide the population of the U...

Housing Market One way to describe the housing market is to divide the population of the United States by the number of new housing starts. This ratio is listed in the following table for selected years.

Year

2000

2005

2009

2011

Ratio

225

180

700

727

Source: Bureau of the Census.

(a) Plot a line graph of these data. Let this graph be function R.


(b) Evaluate R(2009) and interpret the result. Do small or large values indicate a strong housing market?


(c) Is R continuous on its domain?


(d) Identify where R is increasing, decreasing, or constant.


(e) Write a piecewise-defined formula for R.

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