A rocket is 1.5miles above the earth in 20 seconds and is 8 miles above the earth in 2 minutes. What is the rockets rate of change in miles per seconds

Given:

A rocket is 1.5 miles above the earth in 20 seconds.

It is 8 miles above the earth in 2 minutes.

To find:

The rockets rate of change in miles per seconds.

Solution:

Let y be the height above the earth after x seconds.

A rocket is 1.5 miles above the earth in 20 seconds. So, the point is (20,1.5).

It is 8 miles above the earth in 2 minutes.

1 minute = 60 seconds

2 minutes = 120 seconds

So, the point is (120,8).

The rockets rate of change in miles per seconds is

Therefore, the rockets rate of change is 0.065 miles per seconds .

{x = -1/2 ,   y = -1

step-by-step explanation:

solve the following system:

{2 x + y = -2

{10 x - 3 y = -2

in the first equation, look to solve for y:

{2 x + y = -2

{10 x - 3 y = -2

subtract 2 x from both sides:

{y = -2 x - 2

{10 x - 3 y = -2

substitute y = -2 x - 2 into the second equation:

{y = -2 x - 2

{10 x - 3 (-2 x - 2) = -2

10 x - 3 (-2 x - 2) = (6 x + 6) + 10 x = 16 x + 6:

{y = -2 x - 2

{16 x + 6 = -2

in the second equation, look to solve for x:

{y = -2 x - 2

{16 x + 6 = -2

subtract 6 from both sides:

{y = -2 x - 2

{16 x = -8

divide both sides by 16:

{y = -2 x - 2

{x = -1/2

substitute x = -1/2 into the first equation:

{y = -1

{x = -1/2

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answer:   {x = -1/2 ,   y = -1

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