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a turtle is traveling at a speed of 2.5 mph. a hungry vulture is been chasing the turtle and the turtles speed increases at a constant rate of 1 mile per hour every second

a turtle is traveling at a speed of 2.5 mph. a hungry vulture is been chasing the-example-1
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If variable y represents the speed of the turtle, and x the time, then, for the given situation you can write the following equation:

y = 2.5 + 1x

which means that from a speed of 2.5mph the turtle has increased 1x miles per hour its speed after x seconds.

A plot of the graph is shown below:

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