Question

Rip van Winkle has fallen asleep for a very long time.
The length of his beard (in millimeters) as a function of time (in weeks) is graphed.
graph

How long was Rip van Winkle's beard when he fell asleep?

Answer 1

Answer:

10 millimeters

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that time represents time after he fell asleep, the length of Rip van Winkle's beard when he fell asleep is when time = 0, as that is when he fell asleep. On the line, when time = 0, we are at the leftmost part of the graph. On the line at the leftmost part of the graph, beard length is 10 millimeters