A pilot is flying an airplane. Due to strong winds the pilot decides to fly 4000 feet lower to avoid excessive turbulence. It takes the pilot 3.5 minutes to make this adjustment. Interpret the quotient describe the rate of change in the plane's altitude. Give your answer to the nearest hundredth, and remember the plane is descending.
The quotient that represents the rate of change in the plane altitude is what feet/minute.
To determine the rate of change in the plane's altitude, we divide the change in altitude (4000 feet) by the time it took for the adjustment to be made (3.5 minutes):
Rate of change = Change in altitude / Time
Rate of change = 4000 feet / 3.5 minutes
Calculating this quotient gives: 1142.86 feet/minute.
Rounded to the nearest hundredth, the 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 calculate the change in altitude per minute.
The pilot descends 4000 feet in 3.5 minutes. So, we can use the formula:
Rate of change = Change in altitude / Time taken
Rate of change = 4000 feet / 3.5 minutes
Calculating the rate of change:
Rate of change = 1142.86 feet/minute
Therefore, the rate of change in the plane's altitude, to the nearest hundredth, is approximately 1142.86 feet/minute.
To calculate 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.
In this case:
- The change in altitude is 4000 feet (since the pilot decided to fly 4000 feet lower).
- The time it takes to make this adjustment is 3.5 minutes.
To find the rate of change in the plane's altitude, we divide the change in altitude by the time:
Rate of change = Change in altitude / Time
In this case, the rate of change in the plane's altitude is:
Rate of change = 4000 feet / 3.5 minutes
To get the answer to the nearest hundredth, we divide 4000 by 3.5:
Rate of change = 1142.86 feet/minute (rounded to the nearest hundredth)
Therefore, the quotient that represents the rate of change in the plane's altitude is approximately 1142.86 feet/minute.