(a) Truck carries 90 gallons of diesel fuel to 660 miles.
So, 1 gallon of diesel fuel to 660/90 = 22/3 miles.
30 gallons of diesel fuel to = 220 miles.
Hence, if x-axis represents the number of miles and y-axis represents the number of gallons, then, (660, 90) and (220, 30) are points on the graph.
Join (660, 90) and (220, 30), we get the graph of a line.
Note that (0, 0) is also a point on the line.
Equation of the line is .
(b) x represents the number of miles. Therefore, the possible values for x is the closed interval [0, 660].
Hence, the domain of the function is [0, 660].
(c) Origin represents that the truck is not moving and there is no diesel fuel loaded in the truck.
Answer:
<em>The distance between the points (1, 7) and (10, 1) is 10.82 units</em>
Step-by-step explanation:
<u>Distance between two points
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The distance between points A(x,y) B(w,z) can be calculated with the formula:

We are given the points (1,7) and (10,1), let's use their values and compute the required distance:



The distance between the points (1, 7) and (10, 1) is 10.82 units
A(b) = 12(b + 9) / 2
12(b + 9) = 2 A(b)
b + 9 = 2 A(b) / 12 = A(b) / 6
b = A(b)
----- - 9
6
B(a) = a
-- - 9
6
It's C