Concept explainers
Determine whether each rate of change is constant. If it is, find the rate of change and explain what it represents.
To calculate : rate of change if it is constant. Also, to find what rate of change represents.
Answer to Problem 3P
Rate of change is 4.
It represents change in number of cars washed with respect to increase in number of hours.
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
The following table is given:
Hours | Cars |
1 | 4 |
2 | 8 |
3 | 12 |
4 | 16 |
Formula used: For two points
Calculation:
Hours | Cars |
1 | 4 |
2 | 8 |
3 | 12 |
4 | 16 |
Take
So,
Rate of change
Take
So,
Rate of change
Take
So,
Rate of change
As
Hence,
Rate of change
Also, rate of change represents change in number of cars washed with respect to increase in number of hours.
Chapter 5 Solutions
High School Math 2012 Common-core Algebra 1 Practice And Problem Solvingworkbook Grade 8/9
Additional Math Textbook Solutions
Algebra and Trigonometry
College Algebra in Context with Applications for the Managerial, Life, and Social Sciences (5th Edition)
College Algebra with Modeling & Visualization (6th Edition)
College Algebra
Elementary Algebra: Concepts and Applications (10th Edition)
Introductory and Intermediate Algebra for College Students (5th Edition)
- Algebra and Trigonometry (6th Edition)AlgebraISBN:9780134463216Author:Robert F. BlitzerPublisher:PEARSONContemporary Abstract AlgebraAlgebraISBN:9781305657960Author:Joseph GallianPublisher:Cengage LearningLinear Algebra: A Modern IntroductionAlgebraISBN:9781285463247Author:David PoolePublisher:Cengage Learning
- Algebra And Trigonometry (11th Edition)AlgebraISBN:9780135163078Author:Michael SullivanPublisher:PEARSONIntroduction to Linear Algebra, Fifth EditionAlgebraISBN:9780980232776Author:Gilbert StrangPublisher:Wellesley-Cambridge PressCollege Algebra (Collegiate Math)AlgebraISBN:9780077836344Author:Julie Miller, Donna GerkenPublisher:McGraw-Hill Education