Question

A lake near the artic circle is covered by sheet of ice during the cold winter months. When spring arrives, the ice starts to melt. S models the ice sheets thickness (in meters) after t weeks. S= -0.25t+4 What is the ice sheet's thickness at the beginning of spring?

Answer 1

4 meters

Explanation:

Given

S models the ice sheets thickness (in meters) after t weeks. S= -0.25t+4

this model represent that

thickness of ice sheet will be -0.25t+4 meters

thus

for example after 1 week

thickness of ice sheet will be found by putting t = 1

thickness of ice sheet after 1 week = -0.25*1+4 = -0.25 + 4 = 3.75 meters

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we have to find thickness at the beginning of spring

at the beginning there will be zero weeks passes

thus,

we can find thickness at beginning of street by putting t = 0

thickness of ice sheets at the beginning of spring = -0.25*0+4

thickness of ice sheets at the beginning of spring = 0+ 4 = 4 meters