Question

nick is the kicker on his football team. at the beginning of practice each day, he attempts to kick field goals over and over, slowly moving farther from the goal line after each attempt. this situation can be modeled as a linear relationship. chart: x-axis: number of attempts (3,6,9,12,15,18,21,24,27,30), y-axis: distance (yards) (5,10,15,20,25,30,35,40,45,50), line starts at (0,5) and goes up. what does the y-intercept of the line tell you about the situation? options: 1. nick moves 1 yard farther from the goal line after each attempt. 2. when he starts practicing, nick kicks the ball 5 yards from the goal line. 3. after 15 attempts, nick kicks the ball 20 yards from the goal line. 4. nick moves 5 yards farther from the goal line after each attempt.

Explanation:

The y-intercept of a linear relationship occurs where the number of attempts (x) is 0. From the graph, the y-intercept is 5, meaning at the start (0 attempts), Nick's kick distance is 5 yards. This matches the second option.

Answer:

When he starts practicing, Nick kicks the ball 5 yards from the goal line.