SOLUTION: Neil gets in an elevator at the 30th floor and begins to descend at a speed of 8 feet per second. After 12 seconds, the elevator is 240 feet above the ground. Let y= the height in
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Question 1064455: Neil gets in an elevator at the 30th floor and begins to descend at a speed of 8 feet per second. After 12 seconds, the elevator is 240 feet above the ground. Let y= the height in feet of the elevator and let x= the seconds after Neil got in. Write an equation to show the relationship between the independent and dependent variables. Thank you!! Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! So in 12 seconds he travels,
So he started at
(0,336)
(12,240)
Slope:
Point slope form of a line,
