Question

6. A fish is swimming at a constant rate toward the ocean floor. Theequation y=-7 X-3 can be used to represent this situation, where yis the depth of the fish in meters below sea level and x is thenumber of seconds the fish has been swimming.Which statement best describes the depth of the fish, given thisequation?

Answer 1

In the equation

y = -7x - 3

the slope is -7 and the y-intercept is -3. This indicates that the fish started at -3 meters below the sea level (y is the depth, in meters), and it is descending 7 meters per second (the negative slope indicates that it is descending)