Seasonal rainfall, in inches, for four cities is shown below. Which city had the greatest increase in summer rainfall between 2006 arid 2010? Find the answer using matrices.
Seasonal rainfall, in inches, for four cities is given.Find the city that had the greatest increase in summer rainfall between 2006 and 2010 .
Answer to Problem 20P
Lafayette
Explanation of Solution
Given:
Formula Used:
Calculation:
Arrange the summer rainfall in 2006 and 2010 in matrices:
Summer rainfall in 2006
Summer rainfall in 2010
Subtrace the rainfall in 2006 from the rainfall in 2010 to get the increase in the rainfall:
So, larger the value of the difference, greater the increase in the summer rainfall from 2006 to 2010 .The largest value is 0.75 , so the city of Lafayette had the greatest increase in the summer rainfall between the years 2006 to 2010.
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