Analytic Geometry - Whitman College

160miles from Seattle. Tofind the t-intercept, set 0 = −50t+160, so thatt = 160/50 = 3.2. The meaning of the t-intercept is the duration of your trip, from the start until you arrive in Seattle. After traveling 3 hours and 12 minutes, your distance y from Seattle will be 0. Exercises 1.1. 1.

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