SOLUTION: A plane flying 30000 feet above the ground starts its descent into Houston. It descents at a rate of 600 feet per minute. Construct an equation modeling the height of the plane ove

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Question 1105460: A plane flying 30000 feet above the ground starts its descent into Houston. It descents at a rate of 600 feet per minute. Construct an equation modeling the height of the plane over time, beginning when it starts its descent.
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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The height is 30000, the constant, and it drops at 600x feet, where x is number of minutes.
H(x)=-600x+30000.