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In a physics class, the teacher proposes that the velocity of a car in miles per hour and th

are represented by inverse functions.
Assuming this is true, which graph includes a pair of functions for a specific velocity funct
stopping distance that can be verified as inverses?
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The correct answer is graph A.

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Step-by-step explanation:

Inverse functions are functions that "undo" each other. In other words, if f(x) = y, then the inverse of f, denoted by f^-1(x), is the function that satisfies f^-1(y) = x.

In this case, the teacher is proposing that the velocity of a car in miles per hour and the stopping distance can be represented by inverse functions. This means that there is a function f(v) that gives the stopping distance for a given velocity v, and there is an inverse function f^-1(d) that gives the velocity for a given stopping distance d.

Graph A shows a function f(v) that is decreasing and a function f^-1(d) that is increasing. This is consistent with the idea that as the velocity of a car increases, the stopping distance increases. Conversely, as the stopping distance increases, the velocity of a car decreases.

Moreover, the two functions intersect at a point, which means that there is a unique velocity for every stopping distance, and there is a unique stopping distance for every velocity. This is also consistent with the idea that the two functions are inverses of each other.

Therefore, graph A is the only graph that includes a pair of functions for a specific velocity function and stopping distance that can be verified as inverses.

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