Question
A hot air balloon descends to the ground. The function a(t) = 210 – 15t can be used to describe the altitude of the balloon as it approaches the ground. The time is in minutes.
What does t represent?
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What does a(t) represent?
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What information will a(5.5) give?
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What does t represent?
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What does a(t) represent?
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What information will a(5.5) give?
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Answers
GPT 3.5
- t represents the time in minutes since the hot air balloon began descending to the ground.
- a(t) represents the altitude of the hot air balloon at time t.
- a(5.5) will give the altitude of the hot air balloon after 5.5 minutes of descending.
- a(t) represents the altitude of the hot air balloon at time t.
- a(5.5) will give the altitude of the hot air balloon after 5.5 minutes of descending.