What is the rate of change for the table representing an airplane's descent?
Time Elevation
0 30,000
2
29,000
5 27,500
12 24,000
(1 point)
Responses
1,000 ft/min
1,000 ft/min
500 ft/min
500 ft/min
2,000 ft/min
2,000 ft/min
0 ft/min
To find the rate of change for the table representing an airplane's descent, we need to determine the change in elevation divided by the change in time.
The change in elevation from 0 to 2 is 30,000 - 29,000 = 1,000 ft.
The change in time from 0 to 2 is 2 - 0 = 2 minutes.
Therefore, the rate of change is 1,000 ft / 2 min = 500 ft/min.