The area under the speed curve tells you how much distance the vehicle covers.
The distance for first 30 s corresponds to the area of a rectangle with height <em>k</em> m/s and length 30 s, or
(<em>k</em> m/s) (30 s) = 30<em>k</em> m
The distance for the last 20 s corresponds to the area of triangle with height <em>k</em> m/s and length 20 s, or
1/2 (<em>k</em> m/s) (20 s) = 10<em>k</em> m
If the total distance traveled was 1.7 km = 1700 m, then
30<em>k</em> + 10<em>k</em> = 1700
40<em>k</em> = 1700
<em>k</em> = 42.5
To complete this equation, it is vital to know the slope. To find the slope using points, you subtract the first x from the second, and the first y from the second. This gives you a slope of 4. Then, you must follow point-slope form and choose one of the order pairs to use. You then write y then the negative of your number. Since the number is already negative, you turn it into a positive. On the other side of the "=" sign, you write your slope, 4 distributing to x. Then you write the negative of your x value. Since it is already negative, it turns into a positive. This gives you a final answer of y+1=4(x+2). I realize that this doesn't line up with your fill-in-the-blank answer, so I am sorry if it doesn't work.
The correct answer is 42.
5 • 8 = 40
40 + 2 = 42
Answer:
20
Step-by-step explanation:
