SOLUTION: Identify whether the following situation can be modelled by a linear relationship: The distance travelled by Laura walking at a constant rate of 1 km per 10 minutes.

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Question 1163399: Identify whether the following situation can be modelled by a linear relationship:
The distance travelled by Laura walking at a constant rate of 1 km per 10 minutes.
Found 2 solutions by Theo, ikleyn:
Answer by Theo(13342) About Me  (Show Source):
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distance = rate * time.
the rate is 1 kilometer per 10 minutes.
the time is in minutes.
the equation becomes distance = 1/10 * number of minutes.
that's a linear equation because the highest exponent in the variables used is 1.
the variables used are distance, rate, and time.

Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
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The distance traveled by a uniformly moving body is always linear function of time.


This statement is valid  INDEPENDENTLY  of the values of the speed or the elapsed time.