Every year Mrs. Drygas enjoys running in the Broad Street Run, a 10 mile race in Philadelphia. This year it took her approximately an hour and twenty minutes to complete the race. Imagine Mr. Drygas was sitting in his car nearby the race, ready to pick her up once the race was complete. Mrs. Drygas texts Mr. Drygas at some point, asking him to meet her with a bottle of water. Mr. Drygas immediately drives his car to Mrs. Drygas, and hands the water bottle right out the window to Mrs. Drygas as she continues to run at a constant speed. The position function of Mr. Drygas's car is given by s (t) =t 16 1 -t3, for t = 0 to 1 minutes, measured in 4 miles. 1. If Mrs. Drygas runs at a constant speed the entire 10 miles, write an equation that represents Mrs. Drygas's position in miles at time t minutes.

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Every year Mrs. Drygas enjoys running in the Broad Street Run, a 10 mile race in
Philadelphia. This year it took her approximately an hour and twenty minutes to
complete the race. Imagine Mr. Drygas was sitting in his car nearby the race, ready
to pick her up once the race was complete. Mrs. Drygas texts Mr. Drygas at some
point, asking him to meet her with a bottle of water. Mr. Drygas immediately drives
his car to Mrs. Drygas, and hands the water bottle right out the window to Mrs.
Drygas as she continues to run at a constant speed. The position function of Mr.
5
Drygas's car is given by s (t) ==t² -
16
1
-3, for t = 0 to 1 minutes, measured in
4
%3D
miles.
1. If Mrs. Drygas runs at a constant speed the entire 10 miles, write an
equation that represents Mrs. Drygas's position in miles at time t minutes.
Transcribed Image Text:Every year Mrs. Drygas enjoys running in the Broad Street Run, a 10 mile race in Philadelphia. This year it took her approximately an hour and twenty minutes to complete the race. Imagine Mr. Drygas was sitting in his car nearby the race, ready to pick her up once the race was complete. Mrs. Drygas texts Mr. Drygas at some point, asking him to meet her with a bottle of water. Mr. Drygas immediately drives his car to Mrs. Drygas, and hands the water bottle right out the window to Mrs. Drygas as she continues to run at a constant speed. The position function of Mr. 5 Drygas's car is given by s (t) ==t² - 16 1 -3, for t = 0 to 1 minutes, measured in 4 %3D miles. 1. If Mrs. Drygas runs at a constant speed the entire 10 miles, write an equation that represents Mrs. Drygas's position in miles at time t minutes.
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