Question

A rescue helicopter is used to help victims who fell in a ditch. The helicopter begins at sea level, which is an elevation of 0 feet. It then travels down for 100 seconds at a speed of 10.5 feet per second. It then travels directly up for 150 seconds at a speed of 5.2 feet per second. After this 250 second period, how much time, in seconds, will it take for the rescue helicopter to travel back to sea level at the helicopter's maximum speed of 15.8 feet per second?

Answer 1

The helicopter still needs to fly up sec 17.0886 at maximum speed.

Explanation:

To find out how far the helicopter went down do 100(seconds) * 10.5 and get 1050

Then how much he traveled back up same thing 150 (seconds) * 5.2 and get 780

Next find the difference 780-1050 and get -270 ft it is negative because it is still BELOW GROUND ( That's how you know if it need to fly up or down)

Last to find how many seconds you need you work backwards so instead of multiplying you do the opposite witch is dividing so you take your feet (270) and divide by the maximum speed (15.8). 270/15.8 is 17.08