An elevator steadily descends 500 feet in 20 seconds. how would you express the change in the elevator's height per second? the change in the elevator's height per second nothing feet per second.

The elevators descends at the rate of 25 feet per second or we can write the change in height of elevator is -25 feet per second, since the elevator is moving in opposite direction.  

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given the following information in the question:

The elevator descends 500 feet in 20 seconds.

Now, we know that at 0 second the lift was at 0 feet.

To calculate the change in the height of elevator per second, we use the following formula:

Hence, the elevators descends at the rate of 25 feet per second or we can write the change in height of elevator is -25 feet per second, since the elevator is moving in opposite direction.

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