Ariel travels 400 miles in 8 hours. what is her rate of change or speed? a) 40 miles per hour b) 50 miles per hour c) 55 miles per hour d) 60 miles per hour

b

Step-by-step explanation:

 The correct option is

(B) 50 miles per hour.

Step-by-step explanation:  Given that Ariel travels 400 miles in 8 hours.

We are to find her rate of change or speed.

We know that

the relation between distance (D), time (T) and speed (S) is as follows :

In the given situation, we have

distance, D = 400 miles and time, T = 8 hours.

Therefore, the speed is given by

Thus, the required speed is 50 miles per hours.

Option (B) is CORRECT.

  5.   y=6; de=7; fg=8

  6.   x=4.2; jl=14.2; mn=13

step-by-step explanation:

when chords cross inside a circle, the product of the segment lengths is a constant.

5. dh×eh = fh×gh

  y = gh = dh×eh/fh = 3×4/2 . . . divide by the coefficient of gh

  y = 6

of course, the total chord length is the sum of the lengths of its segments.

  de = dh +eh = 3+4 = 7

  fg = fh +gh = 2+6 = 8

6. this problem works the same way as the previous one.

  x = lk = mk×nk/jk = 6×7/10 = 4.2

  jl = jk +lk = 10 +4.2 = 14.2

  mn = mk +nk = 6 +7 = 13

comment on chords and secants

you can think of the points h (problem 5) and k (problem 6) as points where the chords meet. a chord is part of a secant line, a line that intersects the circle in two points. one can also consider these points (h or k) to be the points where the respective secant lines meet.

then, the product that is a constant is the product of the distance from the meeting point (h or k) to one circle intersection with the distance from that meeting point to the other circle intersection. for problem 5, the constant is the product hd×he = hf×hg.

it turns out that this rule regarding the products of lengths to points of intersection is also true when the secants intersect outside the circle.

that is, you only need to remember one rule to work both kinds of problems.