Question

The graph below shows the height an elevator travels, y, in x seconds:

Answer 1

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Answer:

  25 (ft/s)

Step-by-step explanation:

The "rate of change" is taken to mean the "rise" divided by the "run". Here, adjacent points differ in their y-value by 25 ft and their x-value by 1 second.

The rate of change is ...

  rise/run = (25 ft)/(1 second) = 25 ft/second

Usually, we're just interested in the numerical value: 25.

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Additional comment

The graph is mis-labeled. It is not showing "rate of ascent." It is showing height as a function of time. The "rate of ascent" is the slope of the line on the graph, not its value.