Determine whether the two variables are related in a way that might be described by a function. if the situation could be described as a function, then identify the independent and dependent variables. choose the correct answer below. a. the situation can be described by a function. the dependent variable is the distance run distance run and the independent variable isis your heart rate. your heart rate. b. the situation can be described by a function. there is a dependent variable, but no independent variable. the dependent variable is you your heart rate heart rate. c. the situation can can be described by a function. the dependent variable is you're the dependent variable is your heart rate and the independent variable is the distance run. heart rate and the independent variable is the distance run. d. the situation cannot cannot be described by a function. nothing nothing