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A motorcycle rental agency uses the formula shown to calculate the price to rent a motorcycle for one day, where P is the price, and m is the number of miles driven
P(m) = 45 +0.15m
The domain of this equation is m >0. Why is this the case?
A The number of miles driven will always be greater than or equal to zero and cannot be less than zero.
B.The price to rent the motorcycle will always be greater than or equal to zero.
C.The domain of any linear function with a decimal slope is never zero.
D.This is incorrect. The domain of any linear function is all real numbers and is not dependent on context.

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Answer:

A The number of miles driven will always be greater than or equal to zero and cannot be less than zero.

Explanation:

The domain of a function such as this is the set of values that realistically may be given as input to the function. We know of no way to ride a motorcycle a negative number of miles, so the domain must be non-negative numbers.

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In real life, the domain is likely non-negative integers.

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