Question

In an experiment, the distance traveled by an object varies directly with the rate the object is traveling. Which type of function would be used to be represent this relationship?

A. cubic

B. linear

C. quadratic

D. absolute value

Answer 1

B. Linear
If you were to graph distance per unit time it would appear as a straight line.
That's how we get the term linear relationship.

Answer 2

Oh, so the relationship between two random variables or two sets of data

Thank you!