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Amir drove from Jerusalem to the lowest place on earth, the dead sea.his altitude relative to the sea level in meters as a function of time in minutes is graphed. How long does it take him to reach sea level?

Amir drove from Jerusalem to the lowest place on earth, the dead sea.his altitude-example-1
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Answer: 40minutes

Step-by-step explanation

Assuming that the sea level is 0m, then we have to search for the point of the graph in which this is true:

Evaluating, we can see that when the altitude is 0, then 40 minutes have passed.

Amir drove from Jerusalem to the lowest place on earth, the dead sea.his altitude-example-1
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