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A submarine is 100 m below sea level when it begins to ascend at a steady rate of 3.0 m/min.  Interpret values - What is the y-intercept & the slope of this function please help ​

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Answer:[tex]y=3x-100[/tex]see the explanationStep-by-step explanation:Letx ----> the time in minutesy ----> the deep of the submarine in meterswe know thatThe linear equation in slope intercept form is equal to[tex]y=mx+b[/tex]wherem is the slope or unit rate of the linear equationb is the y-intercept or initial value (value of y when the value of x is equal to zero)In this problem we haveThe unit rate or slope is equal to[tex]m=3.0\ \frac{m}{min}[/tex]That means, the submarine ascend 3.0 meters every minuteThe y-intercept is equal to[tex]b=-100\ m[/tex] --> is negative because is below the sea level (the sea level represent level 0.0)Represent the deep of the submarine before the submarine begin to ascend substitute[tex]y=3x-100[/tex]