Question

A plane is on its approach to land on the runway. The jet’s height above the ground is given in feet as a function of the time in seconds. The following table tracks the plane as it lands. t (in seconds) h (in feet) 0 4000 5 3500 10 3000 15 2500 20 2000 25 1500. Determine where the graph crosses the h-axis. Then write the equation in slope-intercept form. a. (4000, 0); h = negative 100 t + 4000 b. (0, 4000); h = negative 100 t + 4000 c. (0, 4000); h = negative 4000 t + 100 d. (100, 0); h = 4000 t minus 100

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

This is a linear function because for every 5 seconds that pass, the height of the plane drops 500 feet, or -500 to be exact. So that's the slope of the line. If we look at the table we can determine where the graph goes through the h axis. The h axis is the y axis, and the t axis is the x axis. So where the graph goes through the h axis is also the y-intercept. If your teacher is any good at all, he/she would make sure that you understand beyond a shadow of a doubt that the y-intercept exists where x = 0. Looking at the table, where x (t) is 0, y (h) is 4000 feet.

Writing the linear equation then is super easy. In the form y = mx + b, we already know both the slope (-100) and the y-intercept (4000), so we fill in accordingly:

h = -100t + 4000 which appears to be choice a.