SOLUTION: billy jumped off the bridge, 70 ft above the water, with a bungee cord tied to his legs. If he was 6 ft above the water 2 sec after jumping, then what ws the average rate of chang

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Question 826451: billy jumped off the bridge, 70 ft above the water, with a bungee cord tied to his legs. If he was 6 ft above the water 2 sec after jumping, then what ws the average rate of change of his altitude as the time varied from 0 to 2 sec?
Answer by jsmallt9(3758) About Me  (Show Source):
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average rate of change is:
         Total distance
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Total time to travel the total distance
In this problem it would be:
%2870-6%29%2F2+=+64%2F2+=+32 ft/sec.