Dorrian graphed the distance, y, traveled by 2 bikes in x seconds. If the two bikes are racing a distance of 100 feet, which bike will win the race?

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Gilberto Calhoun

Mathematics

27 January, 00:17

Dorrian graphed the distance, y, traveled by 2 bikes in x seconds. If the two bikes are racing a distance of 100 feet, which bike will win the race?

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Melina Chapman · Answer 1

The bike whose position has greater y-coordinate.

Step-by-step explanation:

If Dorrian plotted the co-ordinates of the bikes with second on the x-axis and distance traveled on the y-axis, the x-coordinates of the two bikes will be the same.

But, the bike which went faster will have the greater y-coordinate and which followed the earlier will have the smaller y-coordinate.

Hence, the bike which has greater y-coordinate will win the race.