In a study of the relationship between the Brinell hardness (x) and tensile strength in ksi (y) of specimens of cold drawn copper, the least-squares line was y = − XXXXXXXXXX42x. a. Predict the...

In a study of the relationship between the Brinell hardness (x) and tensile strength in ksi (y) of specimens

of cold drawn copper, the least-squares line was y = −196.32 + 2.42x.

a. Predict the tensile strength of a specimen whose Brinell hardness is 102.7.

b. If two specimens differ in their Brinell hardness by 3, by how much do you predict their tensile strengths to differ?