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The altitude in feet, y, of a hang glider who is slowly landing, can be given by y = 300 - 50x, where x represents the time in minutes. What does the y-intercept represent?

The altitude in feet, y, of a hang glider who is slowly landing, can be given by y = 300 - 50x, where x represents the time in minutes. What does the y-intercept represent?
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The altitude in feet, y, of a hang glider who is slowly landing, can be given by y = 300 - 50x, where x represents the time in minutes. What does the y-intercept represent?

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The y-intercept should be the height it started at before it started to descend.
So, 300 units.
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