Nour drove from the dead sea up to amman, and her altitude increased at a constant rate. When she began driving, her altitude was 400meters below sea level. When she arrived in amman 2 hours later, her altitude was 1000 meters above sea level. Let a(t), left parenthesis, t, right parenthesis denote nour's altitude relative to sea level a (measured in meters) as a function of time t (measured in hours).

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Answer:

a(t) = 700t-400

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that when Nour drove altitude increased at a constant rate. Let us consider sea level as 0 and starting time as 0 we have

At the start t =0 and a = -400 m

When t=2   a = 1000 m.

Rate of change of a wrt time = change in a/Change in time

= {1000-(-400)}/(2-0) = 700

i.e. slope = 700

a = 700 t +C

To find C:

When t =0, a =-400

Hence C =-400

Equation is a(t) = 700t-400

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