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Rachel is a stunt driver, and she's escaping from a building that is about to explode! ddd represents rachel's remaining distance (in meters) as a function of time ttt (in seconds). d=-38t 220d=−38t 220d, equals, minus, 38, t, plus, 220 what is rachel's speed?

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Answer: 38 meters per second

Explanation: I got it right

User Sergii Lagutin
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Rachel's speed is -38 meters/second.

Speed is the rate at which distance changes over time, Rachel's speed is equal to the change in distance, divided by the change in time, which in this case is -38 meters/second.

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