Question

The position (in thousands of feet) of a car driving along a straight road at time in minutes is given by the function that is pictured below. What is the position of the car at t = 5 minutes?

1) 2,000 feet
2) 3,000 feet
3) 4,000 feet
4) 5,000 feet

Answer 1

Without the actual graph or a mathematical expression of position as a function of time, we are unable to determine the car's position at t = 5 minutes using the given information. The car's positions given at 0.50 s and 6.40 s are on a different time scale and not directly applicable for interpolation.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine the position of the car at t = 5 minutes, we need to read the graph that describes the position as a function of time. Unfortunately, the visual of the graph is not provided here, so we cannot visually determine the position of the car at t = 5 minutes. However, if we refer to some typical scenarios, we can analyze the position using given points.

For example, if the graph shows a linear relationship between position and time, and knowing the position at two different times such as 525 m at 0.50 s and 2000 m at 6.40 s, we could interpolate the position at 5 minutes if the time was in a consistent time scale and if provided sufficient context and graphical data.

Without graph specifics, we cannot calculate or provide the car's position at t = 5 minutes. We need the actual graph or a mathematical expression of position as a function of time to find it. The pieces of information provided such as the positions at 0.50 s and at 6.40 s are at different scales and do not directly help in finding the position at 5 minutes.