From the moment the friend passes the bicyclist, his friend covers a distance over time t of (3.63 m/s)*t.
The bicyclist covers a distance of 1/2*(2.11 m/s^2)*t^2. They meet when these distances are equal:
3.63 t = 1.055 t^2 ==> 1.055 t^2 - 3.63 t = 0
==> t = 0 s or t = 3.44 s
|PR| = |PQ| + |QR|; |PQ| = |QR| conclusion |PR| = 2|PQ|
|PQ| = 3y; |PR| = 42; |QR|=?
subtitute
42 = 2(3y)
6y = 42 |divide both sides by 6
y = 7
|QR| = 3(7) = 21
Answer: 5th degree trinomial
The degree is 5 because its the largest exponent of the single variable polynomial.
It's a trinomial because there are 3 terms. The terms are separated by a plus or a minus.
