A pilot is flying an airplane. Due to strong winds, the pilot decides to fly 4,000 feet lower to avoid excessive turbulence. It takes the pilot 3.5 minutes to make this adjustment. Interpret the quotient to describe the rate of change in the plane’s altitude. 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 divide the change in altitude by the time it takes to make that change.
The change in altitude is 4,000 feet (since the pilot is flying 4,000 feet lower) and the time it takes to make that change is 3.5 minutes.
So the rate of change in the plane's altitude is 4,000 feet / 3.5 minutes.
When we divide 4,000 by 3.5, we get approximately 1142.86.
Therefore, the rate of change in the plane's altitude is approximately 1142.86 feet per minute.
Wrong
I apologize for the confusion. Let's reconsider the problem.
The change in altitude is 4,000 feet (since the pilot is flying 4,000 feet lower) and the time it takes to make that change is 3.5 minutes.
To find the rate of change in the plane's altitude, we divide the change in altitude by the time it takes to make that change.
So the rate of change in the plane's altitude is 4,000 feet / 3.5 minutes.
When we divide 4,000 by 3.5, we get approximately 1142.86.
But since the plane is descending, the rate of change should be negative. Therefore, the correct answer is approximately -1142.86 feet per minute.
So the rate of change in the plane's altitude is approximately -1142.86 feet per minute.
Is it right?
I apologize for the error in my previous response.
If the pilot is flying 4,000 feet lower in 3.5 minutes, then the rate of change in the plane's altitude would be calculated as:
Rate of change = Change in altitude / Time taken
Rate of change = -4,000 feet / 3.5 minutes
Rate of change = -1142.86 feet/minute (rounded to the nearest hundredth)
Therefore, the correct rate of change in the plane's altitude is approximately -1142.86 feet/minute.
To find the rate of change in the plane's altitude, we need to divide the change in altitude by the time it takes to make the adjustment.
The change in altitude is given as 4,000 feet (4,000 ft) lower.
The time it takes to make the adjustment is given as 3.5 minutes (3.5 min).
To find the rate of change, we divide the change in altitude by the time taken.
Rate of change = Change in altitude / Time taken
Rate of change = 4,000 ft / 3.5 min
To find the quotient to the nearest hundredth, we need to divide 4,000 by 3.5.
Rate of change = 1,142.86 ft/min
Therefore, the quotient that best represents the rate of change in the plane's altitude is approximately 1,142.86 ft/min.
To find the rate of change in the plane's altitude, we need to divide the change in altitude by the time it takes to make that change.
The change in altitude is 4,000 feet (because the pilot decided to fly 4,000 feet lower), and it took 3.5 minutes for the plane to make this adjustment.
So, the rate of change in the plane's altitude can be found by dividing the change in altitude (4,000 feet) by the time taken (3.5 minutes):
Rate of change in altitude = change in altitude / time taken
Rate of change in altitude = 4,000 feet / 3.5 minutes
Now let's calculate this:
Rate of change in altitude = 4,000 / 3.5 ≈ 1142.86
Rounded to the nearest hundredth, the rate of change in the plane's altitude is approximately 1142.86 feet/minute.