Question

Nour drove from the Dead Sea up to Amman, and her altitude changed at a constant rate. When she began driving, her altitude was 400400400 meters below sea level. When she arrived in Amman 222 hours later, her altitude was 100010001000 meters above sea level. Let yyy represent Nour's altitude (in meters) relative to sea level after xxx hours.

Answer 1

Answer:

y = 700x - 400

Step-by-step explanation:

A negative number represents an altitude below sea level.

Beginning: -400

y = mx + b

y = mx - 400

In 2 hours the altitude was now 1000 m.

1000 m - (400 m) = 1400 m

The altitude went up 1400 m in 2 hours. The rate of change is

1400/2 m/h = 700 m/h

The rate of change is the slope.

y = 700x - 400