Petrol is poured into the tank of a car at a constant rate

MATHEMATICS · Multi-part · AoPS · Mathematics · Lines Graphing · Lines Graphing

Problem

Petrol is poured into the tank of a car at a constant rate. Initially there are 1212 litres of petrol in the tank. After 2020 seconds there are 4040 litres of petrol in the tank. (a) Draw a graph to show this. (b) Use your graph to find the amount of petrol in the tank after 1515 seconds. (c) Work out the rate of filling the tank. (d) There are yy litres in the tank after xx seconds. Write an equation for the graph.

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