The following figure has the graph , which models a particle’s distance from the starting line in feet, where stands for time in seconds since timing started.
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This is a graph with the x axis labeled as t in seconds, and y axis labeled as y in feet. There are 3 line segments. The first segments starts at (0,0) and ends at (3,3). The second segment starts at (3,3) and ends at (7,3). The third segment starts at (7,3) and ends at (10,0).
  1. Interpret the meaning of :



  2. Solve for . Use commas to separate your answers if there are more than one solution.
  3. Interpret the meaning of part c’s solution(s):



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