Two airplanes are each traveling at a constant speed. v
The table below shows the total number of miles the first airplane traveled as a function of time.

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The equation y=ax represents the total number of miles, y , traveled by the second plane as a function of the numbers of hours, x .

If the second plane is traveling faster, then what must be true about a ? Show your work, and explain your reasoning.

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