A dolphin jumped above the surface of the water. It reached an attitude of 3.5 m above the surface of the water, and then dove 10 m below the surface of the water it went from its highest point above the water to its lowest depth and 12.5 seconds, interpret the quotient to describe the average rate of change in the Dolphins position give your answer to the nearest, hundredth

Answer 1

To find the average rate of change in the dolphin's position, we need to calculate the change in position divided by the change in time.

The change in position is the sum of the distance above and below the water's surface, which is 3.5 m (above) + 10 m (below) = 13.5 m.
The change in time is 12.5 seconds.

Now we can calculate the average rate of change:
Average rate of change = change in position / change in time
Average rate of change = 13.5 m / 12.5 s = 1.08 m/s.

Therefore, the average rate of change in the dolphin's position is approximately 1.08 m/s.