document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=700926>Question 700926</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi, I'm new here and hope this is the right topic for my question(s)...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have some problems with my math project. I have problems with c. d. and e. i'll add a. and b. too though so you know what i've done here already :  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.  Pick two animals to be in a race and answer the following questions.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a.) Suppose two animals are in a race. Choose the two animals and calculate the speed of each animal in yards per second.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I chose a fox with 20.53 yards per second and a coyote with 21.02 yards per second.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. Decide how much of a head start (in yards) the faster animal offers the slower animal. For each animal, write an equation relating distance from the starting line to time.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I also got this. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The fox gets 10yd head start. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "fox: x = 20.53y + 10 (because of the 10yd head start he got)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "coyote: x = 21.02y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "now here comes where I don't know what to/ how to do it. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c. Graph the two equations on the same coordinate plane. ( Now this is my problem)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I don't know how to graph and where they would go/etc.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d. How long will it take the faster animal to overtake the slower animal? How<BR>\n" );
document.write( "many yards from the starting line are the animals when the faster animal<BR>\n" );
document.write( "overtakes the slower animal?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "now e. is the last part i added a screenshot for it : http://i49.tinypic.com/350rk.jpg\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now there's also a second part of this, but I don't want to ask too much of you.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope that you can help me and that I did not confuse you with my writing, I'm not native english. I would really appreciate it if you could help me out here and also explain so I can understand how you got to the answer and so i'll know what to do next time when i will have a problem like this.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #432134 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=432134\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I would do it this way:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let x = travel time of the two animals<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then write a distance equation for each<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Fox<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = 20.53x+10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Coyote<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = 21.02x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plot these two equations, vert is distance in yds<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "As you can see, because the speeds of the animals are so close it is hard to get a definitive graph, the lines are almost parallel<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you can, choose an animal with large speed difference say a coyote and rabbit<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The speed of rabbit is about 17.1 yds/sec, give it a 20 yd head start, then you would have an equation of 17.1x + 20<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Coyote catches the rabbit in about 5 sec a little over 100 yds </SPAN>\n" );
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