After visiting the Titanic, Captain Theodore and Commander Gilbert are taking the SSN-21 Seawolf submarine back to the surface o
f the water. They start 1500 meters below the surface of the water, and ascend at 52 meters per hour. A) Write an equation in slope-intercept form to model this situation where
d is the distance under water and h is the time in hours.
B) How many meters below the surface is the submarine after 2 hours?
Answer: 1396
<span>After visiting the Titanic, Captain Jose and Commander Theodore are taking the SSN-21 Seawolf submarine back to the surface of the water. They start 1500 meters below the surface of the water, and ascend at 41 meters per hour.</span>
Part A: make slope-intercept form of equation We will have variable y for the depth of the submarine after x hours. The start 1,500 will be written -1,500 because it's below surface of water.
The equation after x hours will be y = -1,500 + 52x y = 52x - 1,500
Part B: Find the depth after two hours Change variable x with 2 y = 52x - 1,500 y = 52(2) - 1,500 y = 104 - 1,500 y = -1,396 Negative means it's below surface
