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A boat travels at a rate of 30 miles per hour for 3.5 hours. Let y be the distance, in miles, the boat travels for a given amount of time, x, in hours. This situation can be modeled by a linear function. What is the domain of the function?

Question 11 options:

0≤y≤30

0≤y≤3.5

0≤x≤3.5

0≤x≤30

Answer 1

Explanation:

Recall that distance = (rate)(time). Here the rate is 30 mph and the time 3.5 hr. The distance traveled is proportional to the time passing by. The graph of the distance function is a straight line with slope equal to the "rate" named above:

d(x) = (30 mph)x

Since x (elapsed time) can't be negative in this situation, we write the domain as 0 ≤ x ≤ 3.5 hr.