Jason leaves Detroit at 3:00 PM and drives at a constant speed west along I-96. He passes Ann Arbor, 40 mi from Detroit, at 3:40 PM. (a) Express the distance traveled in terms of the time (in hours) elapsed

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Tiana Kent

20 June, 17:46

Jason leaves Detroit at 3:00 PM and drives at a constant speed west along I-96. He passes Ann Arbor, 40 mi from Detroit, at 3:40 PM. (a) Express the distance traveled in terms of the time (in hours) elapsed

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Nathen · Answer 1

T0 = 0, t1 = 40/60 = 2/3

d0 = 0, d1 = 40

d - d0 = (d1 - d0) / (t1 - t0) (t - t0)

d - 0 = (40 - 0) / (2/3 - 0) (t - 0)

d = 40 / (2/3) t = 60t

d = 60t.