Question

Amir drove from Jerusalem to the lowest place on Earth, the Dead Sea.

His altitude relative to sea level (in meters) as a function of time (in minutes) is graphed.
How long did it take Amir to reach sea level?

Answer 1

In order to solve this problem, we need to begin by examining the graph of Amir's altitude relative to sea level. We can see that the graph starts at an altitude of 700 meters and ends at an altitude of 400 meters.

We can also see that the slope of the graph is negative, which means that the altitude is decreasing over time. This means that it will take Amir some amount of time to reach sea level (which is 0 meters).

To calculate how long it took Amir to reach sea level, we can use the following equation:

Time = (Altitude Final - Altitude Initial) / (Rate of Change)

In this equation, the Rate of Change is the slope of the graph, which can be determined by examining the graph.

Plugging in our values, we get:

Time = (400 - 700) / (-6) = 100 / (-6) = -16.67 minutes

Therefore, it took Amir 16.67 minutes to reach sea level.