Aboat leaves the dock on shore and rides to a neighboring inlet. after docking for a while, the boat rides back to shore. on the journey back, however, the boat is driving into the wind so needs to go a little slower. the graph below represents part of the distance the boat traveled from it's home dock as a function of time.

choose the correct description for the last portion of the graph based on the given situation.

the graph will increase again, only at a lesser rate than before.

the graph will increase again, only at a greater rate than before.

the graph will decrease at a lesser rate than it increased previously.

the graph will decrease at a greater rate than it increased previously.