Let y- 2t+ 5 be a linear function representing the distance from home for an ant tminutes after starting out from a location nea

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Let y- 2t+ 5 be a linear function representing the distance from home for an ant tminutes after starting out from a location nea

r its home. What does the number 5 represent in this function?

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blondinia [14] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-18T22:50:03+03:00

The 5 represents the starting distance from home. In other words, when t = 0, the value of y is y = 5. Replacing t with 0 leads to this y value. This is the y intercept. So at time 0 minutes, the ant is 5 units from home. Replace "units" with whatever units you happen to be using.