Question

I need assistance on this. Will medal and fan whoever helps first! ^.^

Answer 1

do you know what 'rate of change' means?

Answer 2

Rate of change is a ratio that describes how much one quantity changes in regard to the change of another quantity. Like when we say "change in y" and "change in x."

Answer 3

yes :)

so lets look at the numbers in the table,

when time =4 weeks
height =9

time=6 weeks
height = 13.5

so can you try answering these
how many weeks have elapsed between the 4th and the 6th week?
by how much has the height changed over this duration?

Answer 4

All good questions! :) But I'm supposed to somehow use Rate of change to figure it out?

Answer 5

we'll get there,
but for now can you answer those questions i posted

Answer 6

Two weeks have elapsed between the 4th and 6th right?
And the height of the plant has changed/grown three inches more over the course of these two weeks.

Answer 7

so find the value of rate of change !

Answer 8

using your definition :-
Rate of change is a ratio that describes how much one quantity changes in regard to the change of another quantity. Like when we say "change in y" and "change in x."

Answer 9

\[\large \bf Rate~of~change=\frac{change~ In~ y}{change~ In~ x}\]

Answer 10

yes time elapsed 2 weeks
how much has it grown in inches over those weeks?

Answer 11

About three inches

Answer 12

the exact number?

Answer 13

3.5 ?

Answer 14

nuu

Answer 15

can you check your calculation again

Answer 16

how did you get 3.5?

Answer 17

because of the 13.5. I thought it was half the inch or something.

Answer 18

at the fourth week its 9 inches
then on the sixth week(two weeks later) its 13.5 inches

so by how much has it grown over those two weeks?
as in how much has the height changed ?

Answer 19

in simple way :-

\[\large \bf Rate~of~change=\frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}=\frac{y_3-y_2}{x_3-x_2}\]