document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1122491>Question 1122491</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jose is 10 feet from a mailbox when all of a sudden he begins walking directly away from the mailbox at a constant speed of 4 feet per second. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. How far is Jose from the mailbox 5 seconds after he started walking?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. Write a formula that expresses Jose's distance from the mailbox (in feet), <BR>\n" );
document.write( "d, in terms of the number of seconds t since he started walking. (Hint: it might help to start with drawing a diagram of the situation.)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c.As Jose walks away from the mailbox, is his distance from the mailbox proportional to the time elapsed since he started walking away from the mailbox?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #738758 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=738758\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jose is 10 feet from a mailbox when all of a sudden he begins walking directly away from the mailbox at a constant speed of 4 feet per second.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. How far is Jose from the mailbox 5 seconds after he started walking?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(5*4) + 10 = 30' <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. Write a formula that expresses Jose's distance from the mailbox (in feet), <BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = (t*s) + 10; where<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = travel time<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = speed<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d, in terms of the number of seconds t since he started walking. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = 4t + 10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c.As Jose walks away from the mailbox, is his distance from the mailbox proportional to the time elapsed since he started walking away from the mailbox?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Yes, directly proportional </SPAN>\n" );
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