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Kendra is a blind marathon runner training for the Junior

Paralympics. Kendra's coach graphs a line representing
Kendra's distance from the start over the first 10 minutes of a
practice 5K race. What is the slope of the line? What equation
could you use to find y, Kendra's distance from the start after
x minutes?

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Answer:

Slope =
(1)/(5)

Equation of the line is
y=(x)/(5)

Explanation:

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Since the given line passes through two points (5, 1) and (10, 2),

Slope of the given line =
((y_(2)-y_(1)))/((x_(2)-x_(1)))

m =
((2-1))/((10-5))

m =
(1)/(5)

Since the given line passes through (10, 2), equation of the line will be

y - y' = m(x - x')


y - 2=(1)/(5)(x-10)


y=2+(x)/(5)-2


y=(x)/(5)

Therefore, equation that can be used to find the distance y from the start after x minutes will be
y=(x)/(5)

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