Bob is hiking down a 12-mile country-trail. He could hike 3 mph for the first 2 hours and then go the rest of the way 5 mph, or he could go the whole way at 4 mph. How long would each option take? Which option is faster?

were is the equation

answer: r there any options?

step-by-step explanation:

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graphically?   well, you graph them both, the solutions is where they both intersect each other, since there are two solutions, meaning they will meet twice, or namely the linear will run into the quadratic curve twice, and where they meet, those x,y coordinates are the solutions to the system.

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