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
To interpret the quotient, we need to calculate the rate of change in the plane's altitude.
The plane descends 4,000 feet in 3.5 minutes. The rate of change in altitude is therefore the change in altitude divided by the change in time:
Rate of change = 4,000 feet / 3.5 minutes
To find the rate of change to the nearest hundredth, we can calculate it:
Rate of change = 1,142.86 feet/minute
Therefore, the rate of change in the plane's altitude is approximately 1,142.86 feet/minute.
To interpret the quotient that describes the rate of change in the plane's altitude, we need to calculate the descent rate in feet per minute.
The pilot descends by 4,000 feet in 3.5 minutes. To find the rate of change, we can divide the change in altitude (4,000 feet) by the time taken (3.5 minutes):
Descent Rate = Change in Altitude / Time Taken
Descent Rate = 4000 feet / 3.5 minutes
Calculating this gives us:
Descent Rate = 1142.86 feet/minute (rounded to the nearest hundredth)
Therefore, the rate of change in the plane's altitude, when descending, is approximately 1142.86 feet per minute.
To find the rate of change in the plane's altitude, we need to determine how many feet the plane descends per minute. We can do this by dividing the change in altitude (4,000 feet) by the time taken to make this adjustment (3.5 minutes).
Rate of change in altitude = Change in altitude / Time taken
Rate of change in altitude = 4,000 feet / 3.5 minutes
Calculating this:
Rate of change in altitude = 1,142.86 feet per minute
Rounding this to the nearest hundredth:
Rate of change in altitude ≈ 1,142.86 feet per minute
Therefore, the rate of change in the plane's altitude, while descending, is approximately 1,142.86 feet per minute.