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I know the answer can someone just help me explain it???-example-1
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Explanation:

It is Graph B. We can do this by checking the points. The equation given is d = 5t^2, where d technically is the y-coordinate and t is the x-coordinate. On Graph B, two obvious points are (1, 5) and (2, 20). We can check these points to see if they fit the equation.

(1,5): d = 5t^2

5 = 5(1)^2

5 = 5*1

5 = 5, so this point is correct.

(2, 20): = d = 5t^2

20 = 5(2)^2

20 = 5*4

20 = 20, so this point is correct.

We know that Graph A is incorrect because it doesn't follow the equation. The line goes through (1, 5), which we already know is correct, (2, 10), (3, 15), and (4, 20). We already figured out that (2, 20) is correct so (2,10) can't be correct. (3, 15) and (4, 20) are also incorrect but in this case, we only need to find one incorrect coordinate to validate our answer. Thus, as Graph A is wrong, Graph B is right.

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