Question

What is the slope of the line and what does it mean in this situation?

A. The slope is –500 . This means that the bird descends 500 m each minute.

B. The slope is –350 . This means that the bird descends 350 m each minute.
C. The slope is 350. This means that the bird ascends 350 m each minute.

D. The slope is 500. This means that the bird ascends 500 m each minute

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Answer 1

@mathmale

Answer 2

You'll need to find and apply the slope formula here. Take the 2 given points on this line and insert their coordinates properly into the slope formula.

Answer 3

thats what I don't get I am confused on how to do the formula

Answer 4

Let me tell you this from the graph: it starts at 6,000 then ends at 0 after the given time of 10 minutes, which means the slope is descending.

Answer 5

That cancels out C and D for you which are increasing slopes.

Answer 6

yeah I canceled those out but I am confused with the other part

Answer 7

At 2 minutes, it is at 5000 meters, correct?

Answer 8

At 5 minutes, it is at 3500 meters, correct?

Answer 9

yeah

Answer 10

How many points are in between those points? Two correct?

Answer 11

28500

Answer 12

...Two points... corresponding with the time.

Answer 13

Just test the values. Let's try -500.
2,5000
3,4500
4,4000
5,3500
Which works.

Answer 14

A is the correct answer.

Answer 15

oh ok I will try to work it out again on my own thx

Answer 16

can u help me with 2 more?

Answer 17

Close your question and make another one, yes I can.