SOLUTION: You start hiking up from the bottom of a canyon at 8am, and get to the top at 1pm. The elevation at the bottom of the canyon is -50ft (50 feet below sea level). The elevation of
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Question 804178: You start hiking up from the bottom of a canyon at 8am, and get to the top at 1pm. The elevation at the bottom of the canyon is -50ft (50 feet below sea level). The elevation of the top of the canyon is 900 feet (900 above sea level). What is your vertical speed in feet per hour? What is an equation that describes the relationship between your elevation (in feet) and hours hiked? Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source):
