David is completing a 100-mile triathlon. He swims 2 miles in 1 hour, then bikes 80 miles in 4 hours and finally runs 18 miles in 3 hours. David's Race a. Complete the table for David's race. b. Draw a graph of David's distance versus Activity Time (hours) Distance Rate (miles) (mi/hour) time. Swimming C. Write a piecewise function for the situation. Biking 4. Running Function 100 d. How far has David travelled half-way through the race? Does this make sense?

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David is completing a 100-mile triathlon. He swims 2 miles in 1 hour, then bikes 80 miles in 4 hours and
finally runs 18 miles in 3 hours.
David's Race
a. Complete the table for David's race.
b. Draw a graph of David's distance versus
Activity
Time (hours)
Distance
Rate
(miles)
(mi/hour)
time.
Swimming
C. Write a piecewise function for the situation.
Biking
Running
Function
100
d. How far has David travelled half-way through the race? Does this make sense?
e. Using the graph and/or your equation, justify the accuracy of your answer to part d.
Transcribed Image Text:David is completing a 100-mile triathlon. He swims 2 miles in 1 hour, then bikes 80 miles in 4 hours and finally runs 18 miles in 3 hours. David's Race a. Complete the table for David's race. b. Draw a graph of David's distance versus Activity Time (hours) Distance Rate (miles) (mi/hour) time. Swimming C. Write a piecewise function for the situation. Biking Running Function 100 d. How far has David travelled half-way through the race? Does this make sense? e. Using the graph and/or your equation, justify the accuracy of your answer to part d.
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