mine shaft, and after 15 minutes the equipment is 169 meters from the bottom of the mine shaft. Let y equal the distance from the bottom of the mine shaft in meters after x minutes. A) Find the slope of the line that models the data. Show your work B) Interpret the slope in the context of this situation. Write a complete sentence. C) Algebraically find the y intercept. Show your work
A cable lowers equipment into a mine shaft. After 5 minutes the equipment is 243 meters from the bottom of the mine shaft, and after 15 minutes the equipment is 169 meters from the bottom of the mine shaft. Let y equal the distance from the bottom of the mine shaft in meters after x minutes.
A) Find the slope of the line that models the data. Show your work
B) Interpret the slope in the context of this situation. Write a complete sentence.
C) Algebraically find the y intercept. Show your work
D) Intrepret the y intercept in the contect of this situation. Write a complete sentence.
E) Write the equation that models this situation, in slope- intercept form
F) Use the equation you found in part E to find the distance from the bottom of the mine shaft after 23 minutes. Show your work
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