Question

Aria walked down a trail into a valley. V(d) models Aria's vertical distance from the top of the valley (in kilometers) after walking d kilometers along the trail. What does the statement V(3)<3 mean?

Answer 1

When Aria had walked 3km along the trail, her vertical distance from the top of the valley was less than 3 km

Explanation:

Remember that V(d) denotes Aria's vertical distance from the top of the valley V after she has walked d kilometers along the trail.

This means that V(3) is Aria's vertical distance from the top of the valley after she has walked 3km.

Therefore, V(3)<3 means that Aria's vertical distance from the top of the valley after she has walked 3km, is less than 3km

In other words, the statement means that when Aria had walked 3km along the trail, her vertical distance from the top of the valley was less than 3km