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Elon Musk is in his rocket and he is one mile above the earth after 1 minute and 30 seconds and five miles above the earth after 2 minutes and 45 seconds. What is Elon’s rate of change per minute?

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Answer: 3.2 miles per minute.

Explanation:

To determine Elon Musk's rate of change per minute, we can use the formula rate of change = (change in distance) ÷ (change in time).

In this case, the change in distance is the difference between the final and initial distances, which is 5 miles - 1 mile = 4 miles. The change in time is the difference between the final and initial times, which is 2 minutes and 45 seconds - 1 minute and 30 seconds = 1 minute and 15 seconds or 75 seconds.

We can convert the time to minutes by dividing the number of seconds by 60: 1 minute and 15 seconds = 1.25 minutes.

Substituting these values into the formula, we get:

Rate of change = 4 miles ÷ 1.25 minutes = 3.2 miles per minute

Therefore, Elon Musk's rate of change is 3.2 miles per minute.

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Answer:

1mile= 1min 30second

5mile= 2min 45seocnd

Taking That,

2.45-1.30

1.15 minutes is the rate of change per minute

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