Question

Takashi is driving to his grandmother's house. he is driving at a constant speed and will not make any stops along the way. Takashi’s distance in miles from his grandmother’s house h hours after leaving can be described by equationA. Identify and interpret the independent variable? B. Identify and interpret the coefficient? C. Identify and interpret the constant term ?D. Identify and interpret the dependent variable?

Answer 1

Let's begin by listing out the information given to us:

To calculate Takashi's distance from his grandmother's house is given by the formula:

`\begin{gathered} distance=speed\cdot time \\ h=v\cdot t \end{gathered}`

Independent variable refers to the variable that stands by itself and whose value is not affected by the other

Dependent variable refers to the variable whose value is affected by the value of another variable

A. The distance (h) does not change irrespective of Takashi's speed, hence it is the independent variable

B. The coefficient is the speed (v)

C. The constant is time (t)

D. The speed (v) changes with variation in time, hence it is the dependent variable