Question

Everyday Isabel swims 10-20 laps in a 50 meter pool. The amount of time she spends swimming is represented by the function f(x) = 3x where x represents the number of laps she swims.

Answer 1

Given :

Everyday Isabel swims 10-20 laps in a 50 meter pool.

The amount of time she spends swimming is represented by the function f(x) = 3x .

To Find :

The speed of Isabel.

Solution :

Distance travelled in x laps is, D = 50x .

It is given that time taken is, t = 3x .

So, speed of Isabel is given as :

$Speed=\dfrac{Distance}{Time}\\\\Speed = \dfrac{50x}{3x}\\\\Speed = \dfrac{50}{3}=16.67 \ m/s$

Hence, this is the required solution.