-pilot is flying an airplane. Due to strong winds, the pilot decides to fly 4,000 feet lower to avoid excessive turbulence akes the pilot 3.5 minutes to make this adjustment. Interpret the quotient to describe the rate of change in the plane's Ititude. Give your answer to the nearest hundredth, and remember the plane is descending. (1 point) The quotient that best represents the rate of change in the plane's altitude is feet/minute.
To find the rate of change in the plane's altitude, we need to divide the change in altitude by the time taken.
The change in altitude is 4,000 feet (since the pilot decided to fly 4,000 feet lower).
The time taken is 3.5 minutes.
Therefore, the rate of change in the plane's altitude is 4,000 feet / 3.5 minutes = 1142.86 feet/minute (rounded to the nearest hundredth).
So, the quotient that best represents the rate of change in the plane's altitude is 1142.86 feet/minute.
To find the rate of change in the plane's altitude, we need to determine the number of feet the plane descends in a given time period. We know that the pilot takes 3.5 minutes to make the adjustment and decides to fly 4,000 feet lower.
To find the rate of change, we divide the change in altitude (4,000 feet) by the time taken (3.5 minutes):
4,000 feet / 3.5 minutes
Using a calculator, this gives us:
1142.86 feet/minute
Rounding to the nearest hundredth, the rate of change in the plane's altitude is approximately:
1142.86 feet/minute.