Deane is flying to a destination that is 2745 miles away. The plane's average speed is 450 mph. Write the slope-intercept form o
f the equation that represents the distance that Deane is from his final destination. What equation correctly represents Deane's distance from his final destination? please explain
where, x = number of hours that have passed by y = distance to destination in miles
The y intercept is 2745 since this is the initial starting y value, aka the starting distance. Therefore b = 2745.
The slope is -450 or -450/1 since for each hour, the distance goes down by 450. You can think of it as slope = (change in y)/(change in x) slope = (change in distance)/(change in time) slope = (-450 miles)/(1 hour) slope = -450
