Question

Julie is sliding down the super mega ultra slide at a local amusement park. She slides at a rate of 8 m/s downward, and after 3 seconds in 5 m off the ground. Using the equation in slope-intercept form, how many seconds will it take her to slide to the ground from the top?

Answer 1

Given that she slides at a rate of 8m/s and that she was 5 m of the ground after 3 seconds, the number of seconds it takes her to reach the ground from the current position is given by:

$t=\frac{d}{s}=\frac{5}{8}seconds$

Therefore, the number of seconds it takes her to slide to the ground from the top is given by:

$3+ \frac{5}{8} =3 \frac{5}{8}$