The graph showing the total number of prisoners in state and federal prisons for the years...

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The graph showing the total number of prisoners in state and federal prisons for the years 1960 through 2009 is shown in the figure. There were 212,458 prisoners in 1960 and 1,609,905 in 2009. Answer a through d Click the icon to view the figure. a. What is the average rate of growth of the prison population from 1960 to 2009? The average rate of growth of the prison population from 1960 to 2009 is 28519 per year. (Round to the nearest integer as needed.) b. What is the slope of the line connecting the points satisfying the conditions above? The slope of the line connecting the points satisfying the conditions above is 28519 per year. c. Write the equation of the secant line joining these two points on the curve, The equation of the secant line connecting the two points (1960,212458) and (2009, 1609905) is (Type an equation. Type your answer in slope-intercept form. Use integers or decimals for any numbers in the equation.) Figure 1,600,000- 1,400,000- 1,200,000- 1,000,000- 800,000- 600,000+ 400,000- 200,000 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2009 Year X The graph showing the total number of prisoners in state and federal prisons for the years 1960 through 2009 is shown in the figure. There were 212,458 prisoners in 1960 and 1,609,905 in 2009. Answer a through d Click the icon to view the figure. a. What is the average rate of growth of the prison population from 1960 to 2009? The average rate of growth of the prison population from 1960 to 2009 is 28519 per year. (Round to the nearest integer as needed.) b. What is the slope of the line connecting the points satisfying the conditions above? The slope of the line connecting the points satisfying the conditions above is 28519 per year. c. Write the equation of the secant line joining these two points on the curve, The equation of the secant line connecting the two points (1960,212458) and (2009, 1609905) is (Type an equation. Type your answer in slope-intercept form. Use integers or decimals for any numbers in the equation.) Figure 1,600,000- 1,400,000- 1,200,000- 1,000,000- 800,000- 600,000+ 400,000- 200,000 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2009 Year X