Question

Juan is rappelling down a 495-foot cliff at a rate of 6 feet per second. Which equation would represent the height Juan is above the ground, H, after t seconds?

Answer 1

The equation is H = 495 -6t

Explanation:

Here, we want to write an equation that will represent the height Juan is above the ground, after t seconds.

The height we want to calculate is H. The initial height is 495 foot;

At the first second, the decrease in height will be 6 * 1, at the second 6 * 2 and thus at t seconds, the decrease in height will be 6 * t = 6t

Ask the height after t seconds will be;

H = 495 - 6t

Where t represents the time in seconds