SOLUTION: "a train travelled 60 miles the first hour and 50 miles each hour thereafter . Find the function which gives the distance covered in t hours .
also find the distance covered in on
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Question 716167: "a train travelled 60 miles the first hour and 50 miles each hour thereafter . Find the function which gives the distance covered in t hours .
also find the distance covered in one hour , two hours , three hours and four hours
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You need )
where \ =\ 0)
and \ =\ 60\ +\ 50(t\ -\ 1))
where 
.
So
\ =\ \left\{\ \,0\ \ \text{if }t\ \leq\ 0\cr{60}\ +\ 50(t\ -\ 1)\ \text{if }t\ \geq\ 1\right)
You can plug in the values for 
and do your own arithmetic.
John
Egw to Beta kai to Sigma
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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