SOLUTION: One elevator starts out on the 4th floor,35 feet above the ground,and is desending at a rate of 2.2 feet per second. the other elevator starts out at ground level and is rising at

Question 391866: One elevator starts out on the 4th floor,35 feet above the ground,and is desending at a rate of 2.2 feet per second. the other elevator starts out at ground level and is rising at a rate of 1.7 feet per second. write a system of equations to represent the situtation.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
One elevator starts out on the 4th floor,35 feet above the ground,and is desending at a rate of 2.2 feet per second.
Height1(x) = 2.2x + 35 where x is the number of seconds and H1 is in feet
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the other elevator starts out at ground level and is rising at a rate of 1.7 feet per second.
Height2(x) = 1.7x where x is the number of seconds and H2 is in feet.
write a system of equations to represent the situtation.
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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