Delia Runs 3

question 98

Essay

Delia runs 3.1 miles from home to the park at 6 mph, jumps on her bike and returns home in 12 minutes.
A. Sketch a well-labeled graph of Delia's distance from home as a function of time.
B. Find the slope of each segment of the graph and interpret their meaning.
C. What does it mean to say that Delia's velocity on the way home is inversely proportional to the time she takes to ride home?

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