For a wireless sensor node in an environmental monitoring network, the battery life , in days, when transmitting data packets per day is modeled by a linear function. Under standard operating conditions, the node's battery lasts for days when transmitting packets per day, and it lasts for days when transmitting packets per day. Under a new energy-saving firmware, the battery consumption rate per packet transmitted is reduced by , and the static power draw is also reduced, increasing the maximum battery life (when zero packets are transmitted) by . Under this new firmware, what is the battery life, in days, of a sensor node that transmits data packets per day?
Cevap: 131 days
Cevap
131
To solve this problem, we first determine the linear relationship under standard operating conditions. The rate of change (slope ) represents the change in battery life per packet transmitted per day: days per packet. Substituting this back into the linear equation gives , which simplifies to , yielding a y-intercept of days. Under the energy-saving firmware, the battery consumption rate per packet is reduced by . This means the rate at which battery life decreases per packet changes from to , giving us a new slope of . The maximum battery life (y-intercept) increases by , making the new y-intercept . The new linear model is . Evaluating this equation for packets per day yields days.
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Interpreting how physical rates and initial values map to the slope and y-intercept of a linear model, and applying transformations to these parameters.