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An illustration shows quadrant one of a coordinate plane where the x-axis and y-axis range from 0 to 6 in increments of 1. The y-axis is titled distance in feet and the x-axis is titled time in seconds. A solid line, labeled A, is marked on the graph and passes through coordinates left parenthesis 0 comma 0 right parenthesis and left parenthesis 3 comma 6 right parenthesis. A dotted line, labeled B, is marked on the graph and passes through coordinates left parenthesis 0 comma 0 right parenthesis and left parenthesis 6 comma 6 right parenthesis. A dashed line, labeled C, is marked on the graph and passes through coordinates left parenthesis 0 comma 0 right parenthesis and left parenthesis 6 comma 3 right parenthesis.

Which of these objects would reach 100 feet in the least amount of time?

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Responses

object A
object A

object C
object C

They would all reach 100 feet at the same time.
They would all reach 100 feet at the same time.

object B
object B

User Icon for Bot GPT 4-o mini Bot GPT 4-o mini answered
2 hours ago

To determine which object would reach 100 feet in the least amount of time, we need to analyze the lines on the graph:

  • Object A (solid line) has coordinates (0,0) to (3,6). This means that in 3 seconds, it travels 6 feet. The slope, which represents the rate of distance over time, is 2 feet per second (6 feet / 3 seconds). To find out how long it would take to reach 100 feet:

    \[ \text{Time} = \frac{\text{Distance}}{\text{Speed}} = \frac{100 \text{ feet}}{2 \text{ feet/second}} = 50 \text{ seconds} \]

  • Object B (dotted line) spans from (0,0) to (6,6), meaning it travels 6 feet in 6 seconds. The speed is 1 foot per second (6 feet / 6 seconds). The time to reach 100 feet would be:

    \[ \text{Time} = \frac{100 \text{ feet}}{1 \text{ foot/second}} = 100 \text{ seconds} \]

  • Object C (dashed line) goes from (0,0) to (6,3), meaning it covers 3 feet in 6 seconds. The speed is 0.5 feet per second (3 feet / 6 seconds). Thus, the time to reach 100 feet is:

    \[ \text{Time} = \frac{100 \text{ feet}}{0.5 \text{ feet/second}} = 200 \text{ seconds} \]

Now we compare the times:

  • Object A would take 50 seconds.
  • Object B would take 100 seconds.
  • Object C would take 200 seconds.

Conclusion: Object A reaches 100 feet in the least amount of time (50 seconds).

So, the correct answer is:

object A