The change in altitude of a bird after 2 1/2 seconds was -41 1/4 feet. what was the average change in altitude of the bird in feet per second PLEASE HELP

-16¹/₂ feet per second

Step-by-step explanation:

average change in altitude in feet per second = change in altitude in feet/change in time in seconds

= -41¹/₄ ft ÷ 2¹/₂ s

= -165/4 ft ÷ 5/2 s

= -165/4 × 2/5 ft/s

= -33/2 feet per second

= -16¹/₂ feet per second

answer:  

step-by-step explanation:

here x represents the height of the pole,

and, the height of the shadow of the pole is 12 feet.

also, the angle of elevation from the top of the pole is 40°,

therefore,

by the low of sine,

which is the required equation for finding the value of x,