Question

A car travels at 60 miles per hour. If d is the distance traveled and t is the time in hours: Write a function for the distance traveled d in t hours. What is the dependent variable? What is the independent variable? Make a table with at least 5 coordinate pairs. Graph the coordinate pairs and draw the function

Answer 1

Explanation:

d= distance

t= time

The independent variable is t, time. The distance the car travels depends on the time in hours spent travelling. The dependent variable is d, distance. Here is a table with 5 coordinate pairs that can be used.

(T) (D)

1 30

2 60

3 90

4 120

5 150

These are the coordinate pairs for the function. When we use division and determine the rate of change, we can determine that the average rate of speed (MPH) is 30 MPH.