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Rational Functions and Time Passed During a Trip

You will be driving from Central Texas College in Killeen to a town in Texas and looking at the effect of

driving the distance at different speeds.

Choose any city/town in Texas that is at least 50 miles from Central Texas College in Killeen, TX, by road.

Go to Google Maps (https://maps.google.com) and find directions from CTC to the city/town of your

choice.

Take a screenshot of the directions like you did for Lab 1, which you will upload in Blackboard when you

turn in the lab. Make sure that your screenshot shows the starting and ending address. Note the

distance of the trip in miles:

Distance One Way: _______________ miles Round-Trip Distance (x2): ___________________ miles

You drive from CTC in Killeen to your town of choice. After 3 hours at your town of choice, you receive

a phone call and immediately return to CTC in Killeen. Calculate the total time for the round-trip for the

different speeds (not necessarily realistic, legal, or even safe speeds). Remember the equation

distance = rate ∗ time. We can rearrange the equation to make time = distance

rate and that you are going

round-trip. What effect does spending 3 hours there have on the total time?

Speed 0.5 mph 1 mph 2 mph 10 mph 20 mph 40 mph 80 mph 160 mph

Total Time

(hours)

Write an equation for the total time of the round trip 𝑦 as a function of the speed 𝑥. (Don’t forget to

include the 3 hours spent at your destination.

𝑦 = ________________________________________________

Graph your function in an appropriate window. What values of 𝑥 (speed) and 𝑦 (time) make sense in

the context of this problem?

Domain: Range:

Where is the function increasing, decreasing, constant?

Increasing: Decreasing: _____ Constant:

As your speed gets faster, the total time 𝑦 approaches _____________________ because

_________________________________________________________________________.

As your speed gets closer and closer to 0 mph, your total time 𝑦 approaches ______________________

because _________________________________________________________________________.