A bottlenose dolphin is 10 feet below sea level. Then it begins to dive at a rate of 9 feet per second. What is the equation of

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A bottlenose dolphin is 10 feet below sea level. Then it begins to dive at a rate of 9 feet per second. What is the equation of

the line that represents its elevation, y, after x seconds?
A.
y = 9x − 10
B.
y = -9x − 10
C.
y = 9x + 10
D.
y = -9x + 10

Mathematics

2 answers:

erastovalidia [21] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-21T11:39:33+03:00

erastovalidia [21]3 years ago

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B is the correct answer

jeka57 [31] · Answer 2 · 2022-06-21T13:54:03+03:00

Answer:

B. y=-9x-10

Step-by-step explanation:

The dolphin is starting 10 feet below sea level so the y-intercept (or b in slope-intercept form) would be negative 10. Diving means going down, or a negative slope, so the slope would be -9. When you plug those numbers into y=mx+b, you would get y=-9x-10.