A car is driving at a constant velocity of 74 miles per hour. A perspective has been chosen so that directed distance is increasing. Since the velocity is constant, we know that directed distance is a linear function. What is the slope of that linear function?

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A car is driving at a constant velocity of 74 miles per hour. A perspective has been chosen so that directed distance is increasing. Since the velocity is constant, we know that directed distance is a linear function. What is the slope of that linear function?
a. 74 miles per hour
b. 37 miles per hour
c. -74 miles per hour
d. -37 miles per hour

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