Question

a ferry is traveling at a constant speed back to the dock, as shown in the graph. which function represents the relationship between the distance from the ferry to the dock in miles, y, and the time that the ferry has been traveling toward the dock in hours, x?

Answer 1

Answer: y = -35x + 105

Step-by-step explanation:

The graph represents a function that is between hours and miles and to determine the equation which belong to this graph, we need to find the slope first by using two points from the graph which are (0, 105) and (3, 0).

The definition of slope is

m = (y2 - y1)/(x2 - x1)

= (0-105)/3-0

= -105/3

= -35

The slope is -35 and remember that the slope is the coefficient of the variable x. Therefore, the answer is:

y = -35x + 105