Question

Michael is riding his tricycle, he has a head start of 5 meters and is pedaling at 2 meters every 3 seconds. What is the equation of the line? What is the independent and dependent variables?

Answer 1

Answer: y = 2/3x + 5

Explanation:

y = mx + b

Starting with a head start of 5 m would give you b (initial y value). The slope (m) is how many meters per second which is 2/3. So, the equation would be y = 2/3x + 5.

The x is the independent and the y is the dependent.