Question

1. dashiell is taking a walk around the neighborhood and tracks his location using an app. consider the graph of his walk where the y -axis represents his distance from home, in miles, and the x -axis represents the time that has passed in minutes. his graph intersects the line y = 1 exactly twice, once at (23,1) and again at (48,1). interpret the meaning of these intersections in the context of this problem.

Explanation:

The point $(23,1)$ means that 23 minutes into his walk, Dashiel is 1 mile from home. The point $(48,1)$ means that 48 minutes into his walk, Dashiel is again 1 mile from home.

Answer:

The intersection $(23,1)$ indicates Dashiel is 1 mile from home 23 minutes into his walk. The intersection $(48,1)$ indicates Dashiel is 1 mile from home 48 minutes into his walk.