Chapter 6.2, Problem 7E

Reminder Round all answers to decimal places unless otherwise indicated.

Hiking You are hiking in a hilly region, and $E=E\left(t\right)$ is your elevation at time t.

a. Explain the meaning of $\frac{dE}{dt}$ in practical terms.

b. Where might you be when $\frac{dE}{dt}$ is a large positive number?

c. You reach a point where $\frac{dE}{dt}$ is briefly zero . Where might you be?

d. Where might you be when $\frac{dE}{dt}$ is a large negative number?