Question

A sea lion dove from the waters surface at sea level to an altitude of -216.12 meters in 2.4 minutes. What is the average change in the sea lions altitude per minute?

Answer 1

Answer: Average change in sea lion's altitude per minute is 90.05 meters per minute.

Explanation:

Since we have given that

Height at which a sea lion dove from the water surface at sea level = (-)216.12 meters

We'll neglect the negative sign while finding the value of average rate of change.

Time taken to reach the above altitude = 2.4 minutes

So, Average change in the sea lions altitude per minute is given by

$\frac{216.12}{2.4}=90.05\text{ meters per minute}$

Hence, average change in sea lion's altitude per minute is 90.05 meters per minute.