Answer:
5 meters per second
Step-by-step explanation:
First you must find the slope of the graph. Take the rise/run of the function. The graph starts at 8500 meters and goes down to 7500 meters in 200 seconds. the difference between the change in meters is 1000 meters and the change in seconds is 200 seconds. That is 1000/200. This can be simplified to 5/1 which is 5 meters per second.
When we add or subtract polynomials, the addition or subtraction is applied to the coefficients of the terms of equal powers.
For the given polynomials, we are required to do subtraction as follows:
(-4.1 x^2 + 0.9 x - 9.8) - (1.7 x^2 - 2.4 x - 1.6)
= -4.1 x^2 + 0.9 x - 9.8 - 1.7 x^2 + 2.4 x + 1.6
= (-4.1-1.7) x^2 + (0.9+2.4) x + (-9.8+1.6)
= -5.8 x^2 + 3.3 x - 8.2
The final expression (solution) is:
-5.8 x^2 + 3.3 x - 8.2
