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A curve is plotted on a coordinate plane, representing distance and time.

Mike is driving home from school for Thanksgiving. Shown here is the graph of the distance from Mike’s home to his school as a function of time. How many miles from home is Mike’s school?

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The distance from Mike’s home to his school is $$ miles.
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Which intercept on the graph will correspond to the distance between Mike’s home and his school?
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To determine how far Mike's school is from his home using the graph of distance versus time, you would need to look at the y-intercept of the graph.

In a distance vs. time graph:

  • The y-axis represents the distance from home (in miles).
  • The x-axis represents time (usually in hours or minutes).

The y-intercept of the graph is where the curve intersects the y-axis (where time is 0). This point indicates the distance from Mike's home to his school at the beginning of his journey (when time is zero).

If you can provide the coordinates of the y-intercept from the graph, I can help you determine the distance between Mike's home and his school.