Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-709-5

Chapter P - P.3 - Functions and Their Graphs - Exercises - Page 29: 87

Answer

The x-axis represents time in hours. The y-axis represents speed of the airplane in hundreds of mph.

Work Step by Step

The speed of the airplane begins at zero, then it increases during takeoff. For the majority of the flight the airplane remains at a constant speed. Near the end, the speed decreases to zero during landing.
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