Advanced Algebra Question

Question

You are 8 miles away from home. You start biking home at a speed of 4 mph.

a.) Write an equation in standard form that represents your distance from home y after x hours.

 

b.) Find the y-intercept of the graph. What does this represent?

 

c.) Find the x-intercept of the graph. What does this represent?

Answer 1

a.)

y = 8 - 4x

b.)

8, the starting distance from home

c.)

(2, 0), the time needed to get home