A pilot is flying an airplane due to strong winds the pilot decides to fly 4,000feet lower to avoid excessive turbulence it takes the pilot 3.5minutes to make this adjustment interpet the quotient to describe the rate of change in the plane’s altitude give answer to the nearest hundredth and remember the plane is descending
To interpret the quotient as the rate of change in the plane's altitude, we divide the change in altitude (4,000 feet) by the time it takes to make the adjustment (3.5 minutes):
Rate of change in altitude = 4000 feet / 3.5 minutes
Simplifying this quotient, we get:
Rate of change in altitude ≈ 1142.86 feet per minute
So the rate of change in the plane's altitude, while descending, is approximately 1142.86 feet per minute.
To interpret the quotient, we need to calculate the rate of change in the plane's altitude. The rate of change is determined by dividing the change in altitude by the time it takes to make that change.
In this case, the change in altitude is 4,000 feet, and it took the pilot 3.5 minutes to make this adjustment.
So, the rate of change in the plane's altitude can be calculated as:
Rate of change = Change in altitude / Time taken
Rate of change = 4,000 feet / 3.5 minutes
Calculating the quotient gives us the rate of change as approximately 1,142.86 feet per minute. Rounding it to the nearest hundredth gives us 1,142.86 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 took to make the adjustment.
Given that the plane descended 4,000 feet and the adjustment took 3.5 minutes, the rate of change in altitude can be calculated as follows:
Rate of change = Change in altitude / Time taken
Rate of change = 4000 feet / 3.5 minutes
To find the answer to the nearest hundredth, we can divide 4000 by 3.5 and round the result to two decimal places.
Rate of change ≈ 1142.86 feet per minute
Therefore, the rate of change in the plane's altitude, when descending 4,000 feet in 3.5 minutes, is approximately 1142.86 feet per minute.