SOLUTION: Precalculus Chapter 1, section 1.1 Q. 68 A hot-air balloon, headed due east at an average speed of 15 mph and at a constant altitude of 100 feet, passes over an intersection

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Question 1210671: Precalculus
Chapter 1, section 1.1
Q. 68
A hot-air balloon, headed due east at an average speed of 15 mph and at a constant altitude of 100 feet, passes over an intersection on the road below. Find an expression for the distance d (measure in feet) from the balloon to the intersection t seconds later.
Note: We are looking for an expression not a numerical value is my understanding here. Yes?

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A hot-air balloon, headed due east at an average speed of 15 mph and at
a constant altitude of 100 feet, passes over an intersection on the road below.
Find an expression for the distance d (measure in feet) from the balloon to the intersection t seconds later.
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