Mabel takes an express train to visit her grandparents each summer. Once the train reaches its cruising speed, it travels at a constant 80 miles per hour for 240 miles before it begins to slow down. The function D(t) represents the distance traveled by the train, in miles, after t hours at cruising speed.What is the domain of D(t)?Choices:(A)all real numbers from 0 to 80(B)all whole numbers from 0 to 3(C)all real numbers from 0 to 3(D)all whole numbers from 0 to 80
Q. Mabel takes an express train to visit her grandparents each summer. Once the train reaches its cruising speed, it travels at a constant 80 miles per hour for 240 miles before it begins to slow down. The function D(t) represents the distance traveled by the train, in miles, after t hours at cruising speed.What is the domain of D(t)?Choices:(A)all real numbers from 0 to 80(B)all whole numbers from 0 to 3(C)all real numbers from 0 to 3(D)all whole numbers from 0 to 80
Determine Domain of Function: We need to determine the domain of the function D(t), which represents the distance traveled by the train after t hours at cruising speed.The train travels at a constant speed of 80 miles per hour.
Calculate Time to Travel: To find the domain, we need to consider the time it takes for the train to travel 240 miles at 80 miles per hour.We calculate the time by dividing the distance by the speed: t=80 miles per hour240 miles.
Find Domain of D(t): Performing the calculation gives us t=3 hours.This means that the train will take 3 hours to travel the 240 miles at cruising speed.
Find Domain of D(t): Performing the calculation gives us t=3 hours.This means that the train will take 3 hours to travel the 240 miles at cruising speed.The domain of D(t) is the set of all possible values of t, which is the time in hours that the train travels at cruising speed.Since the train can travel for any fraction of time up to 3 hours, the domain includes all real numbers from 0 to 3.
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