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A young sumo wrestler decided to go on a special high-protein diet to gain weight rapidly. He started at $90$ kilograms and gained weight at a constant rate. After $8$ months, he weighed $138$ kilograms. Let $W(t)$ denote the sumo wrestler's weight $W$ (measured in kilograms) as a function of time $t$ (measured in months). **Write the function's formula.** $W(t)=$ [[☃ expression 1]]
A young sumo wrestler decided to go on a special high-protein diet to gain weight rapidly. He started at
90
90
9
0
kilograms and gained weight at a constant rate. After
8
8
8
months, he weighed
138
138
1
3
8
kilograms.
Let
W
(
t
)
W(t)
W
(
t
)
denote the sumo wrestler's weight
W
W
W
(measured in kilograms) as a function of time
t
t
t
(measured in months).
Write the function's formula.
W
(
t
)
=
W(t)=
W
(
t
)
=
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