A navigator on a boat measures the angle between the course of the boat and the lighthouse on shore to be 70 degrees. After the
boat has traveled 3000 m, the navigator measure the angle to be 100 degrees. How far, to the nearest metre, was the boat from the lighthouse at the time of the first sighting?
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Answer:
The rate of change is 0.75 gallons per minute
Step-by-step explanation:
The rate of change of the linear relation is represented by the slope of the line which represents this relation
The rule of the slope of a line is
m = Δy/Δx, where
- Δy is the vertical change
- Δx is the horizontal change
From the given graph
∵ The line passes through points (0, 0) and (4, 3)
∴ Δx = 4 - 0 = 4
∴ Δy = 3 - 0 = 3
→ Use the rule of the slope above to find the slope of the line
∴ m = = 0.75
∵ The x-axis represents the time in minutes
∵ The y-axis represents the amount in gallons
∵ m represents the rate of change
∴ The rate of change = 0.75 gallons per minute