A scuba diver was at a depth of 15 meters below the surface when she saw something interesting about 10 meters lower so she made the descent in 10.1 seconds interpet the quotient to describe the rate of change in the diver depth give answer to nearest hundredth

Answer 1

To find the rate of change in the diver's depth, we need to divide the change in depth by the time it took to make that descent.

The change in depth is given as 10 meters lower, so the change in depth is -10 meters (negative because the diver went lower).

The time it took to make the descent is given as 10.1 seconds.

To find the rate of change, we divide the change in depth (-10 meters) by the time (10.1 seconds):

Rate of change = Change in depth / Time

Rate of change = -10 meters / 10.1 seconds

Rate of change ≈ -0.99 meters/second

Therefore, the rate of change in the diver's depth is approximately -0.99 meters/second.