Example 1
A software program can show a user how far he or she is from a location on a map. Zadie is walking in a straight line down her street. For any time t, in seconds, her distance d from her home, in feet, can be represented by the function . Create a graph to show Zadie’s distance from her house. Which point on the graph shows when Zadie has reached her house?
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