document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=118250>Question 118250</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A parachutist is 800 feet above the ground when she opens her parachute. She then falls at a constant rate of 5 feet per second. How do I write this out as an equation? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "You want x = time in seconds and y = feet above the ground<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since it falls 5 ft every second, we have -5x feet from 800 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -5x + 800<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The graph:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can see that when x = 160 seconds, the height (y) = 0; (160*5 = 800)\r<BR>\n" );
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