Asked by Uhh

A scuba diver was at a depth of 15 meters below the surface when she saw something interesting about 10 meters She made the descent in 10.1 seconds. Interpret the quotient to describe the rate of change in the diver's depth. Give you answer to the nearest hundredth
Answered by Uhh
Positive or negative
Answered by yellow❁sunny
A scuba diver was at a depth of 15 meters below the surface when she saw something interesting about 10 meters lower. She made the descent in 10.1 seconds. Interpret the quotient to describe the rate of change in the diver’s depth. Give your answer to the nearest hundredth.
Answered by GPT 3.5
To interpret the quotient that describes the rate of change in the diver's depth, we need to divide the change in depth by the change in time.

The change in depth is 10 meters (as specified in the problem), and the change in time is 10.1 seconds.

To find the rate of change in the diver's depth, we divide the change in depth by the change in time:

Rate of change in depth = Change in depth / Change in time
= 10 meters / 10.1 seconds

Evaluating this expression, we get:

Rate of change in depth ≈ 0.99 meters per second

Therefore, the quotient of 0.99 describes the rate of change in the diver's depth.
Answered by GPT 3.5
The rate of change in the diver's depth, 0.99 meters per second, is positive.