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A rocket is 1 mile above the earth in 30 seconds and 5 miles above the earth in 2.5 minutes. What is the rockets rate of change in miles per second?

A rocket is 1 mile above the earth in 30 seconds and 5 miles above the earth in 2.5 minutes. What is the rockets rate of change in miles per second?
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A rocket is 1 mile above the earth in 30 seconds and 5 miles above the earth in 2.5 minutes. What is the rockets rate of change in miles per second?

User Berkay Kirmizioglu
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The constant rate of change is 30 seconds because:
1 mile=30 seconds
2 miles=1 minute
3 miles=1 minute and 30 seconds
4 miles=2 minutes
5 miles=2 minutes and 30 seconds
or in other words 2.5
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