Question

The points on the following coordinate plane show how many meters he travelled in

2
22,
3
33, and
4
44 seconds while riding one of the zip lines.
How far does Richard travel on the zip line in
1
11 second?

Answer 1

Okay, let's solve this step-by-step:

* We are given points on a coordinate plane showing Richard's position after 2, 3 and 4 seconds on the zip line:

(2 seconds, 22 meters)

(3 seconds, 33 meters)

(4 seconds, 44 meters)

* From this we can see that in:

2 seconds he traveled 22 meters

3 - 2 = 1 second he traveled 33 - 22 = 11 more meters

4 - 3 = 1 second he traveled 44 - 33 = 11 more meters

* Since he traveled 11 meters in each 1 second interval, we can conclude that he travels 11 meters in 1 second.

So the answer is: Richard travels 11 meters on the zip line in 1 second.