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document.write( "QUESTION: A rock climber climbs a cliff at a steady rate. She starts at the bottom of the cliff, which is 1200m above sea level. 8minutes into the climb she is 1224m above sea level.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "            a.   Let  y=metres above the sea<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                 and   x=Climbing time in minutes.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                Write the coordinates of the y-intercept.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "            b. What are the coordinates of another point?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "            C.How many metres is she climbing per a minute?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "            D.What is teh equation the describes her height above sea level while she is climbing?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "           E. She finishes climbing the cliff in 18 minutes. How high is she above sea level?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you so so much if u can help i need detailed exlanations if possible thanks\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #1111 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><B>longjonsilver(2297)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=longjonsilver><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=1111\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> at time x=0, the height of the climber, y = 1200. This is your answer to part a) since the y-intercept is where x=0.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. other coordinates are (8, 1224)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c. in 8 minutes, she climbs 24 metres. So, in 1 minute, she climbs? 3 metres. So she climbe 3 metres ever min... that is her rate.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now \"rate\" is another word for gradient...so, knowing your y=mx+c standard form of a straight line, gives:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d. y = 3x+1200\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "e. in 18 minutes...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 3(18) + 1200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 54 + 1200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 1254m\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "make sense?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "jon<BR>\n" );
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