Question

two things could happen...you could answer the questions or help me understand Slope.. Both would be find but the second one would be wonderful ​

Answer 1

Answer:

Slope is rise over run.  To calculate rise over run you go from a point to the next. In your case, the rise over run is 1000/1. So your rate of change is 1000. Your y-intercept form equation is y=1000x+0, because 0 is the y-intercept.

0x1000+0=0

1x1000+0=1000

2x1000+0=2000.

3x1000+0=3000

So, if it's asking what time the balloon is at 5000 ft, you do 5000/1000=5. (you'd divide by your rate of change because division is opposite of multiplication). So, at 5 minutes, the balloon will be at 5000 ft.

Since 2 seconds is 1/30 of a minute, you do 1/30 to get .03. .03x1000+0= 30.

This means the balloon will be 30 feet in the air at 2 seconds.

The balloon will reach 10,000 ft at 10 minutes. You take the feet and divide by the slope. 10,000/1000 = 10 and 10x1000+0=10,000