The table shows how an elevator 500 feet above the ground is descending at a steady rate. Which equation represents the height,
h(t), of the elevator in feet, as a function of t, the number of seconds during which it has been descending? h(t) = 5t + 500 h(t) = 5t – 500 h(t) = –5t + 500 h(t) = –5t – 500
This is the concept of algebra, given that the elevator is 500ft above the ground and it is descending at a steady rate of 5ft/sec. Then height h, at time t of the elevator movement can be modeled by the equation: h(t)=-5t+500. The correct answer is h(t)=-5t+500
