river. one morning, your friends hike downstream. you stay back to make lunch and then paddle down to meet them. your friends hike at 4mph and your speed in the canoe is 6mph. your friends start hiking at 10:00 AM and it takes you 45 minutes to make lunch before you start paddling.

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you and your friends go camping pn a river. one morning, your friends hike downstream. you stay back to make lunch and then paddle down to meet them. your friends hike at 4mph and your speed in the canoe is 6mph. your friends start hiking at 10:00 AM and it takes you 45 minutes to make lunch before you start paddling. 

 

- what time do you meet for lunch and how far is your picnic spot from the campsite? 

use poinf slope form - d = m(t-h) + v. distance from the campsite is measured as d, and 10am measured by t. 

- what is the equation for the position of hikers vs time? 

- what is the equation for the position of the canoe vs time?

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