Question
Ed got a new scented candle for his room. The height of the candle changed gradually as the candle burned.
There is a linear relationship between the time, in hours, that the candle burns and height of the candle, in inches.
Describe the rate of change for this relationship.
The height of the candle
by
per hour.
There is a linear relationship between the time, in hours, that the candle burns and height of the candle, in inches.
Describe the rate of change for this relationship.
The height of the candle
by
per hour.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To describe the rate of change of the height of the candle as it burns, you would need to determine how much the height decreases over a specific period of time. For example, if the candle decreases in height by a certain number of inches over an hour, you could express the rate of change in terms of that measurement.
Let's say that the height of the candle decreases by \( x \) inches per hour. You would then write:
The height of the candle **decreases by** \( x \) **inches per hour**.
If you have specific values for the height change, you can plug in that number for \( x \). For example, if the candle loses 0.5 inches in height every hour, you would say:
The height of the candle **decreases by** 0.5 **inches per hour**.
Let's say that the height of the candle decreases by \( x \) inches per hour. You would then write:
The height of the candle **decreases by** \( x \) **inches per hour**.
If you have specific values for the height change, you can plug in that number for \( x \). For example, if the candle loses 0.5 inches in height every hour, you would say:
The height of the candle **decreases by** 0.5 **inches per hour**.