Question

Airplane descended 375 m in 10 seconds. What was the airplane’s rate of change in elevation (how many meters does the airplane descend in 1 sec)?

Answer 1

37.5 m/s

Explanation:

`\text{Rate of descent } = \frac{\text{descent}}{\text{time}} = \frac{\text{375 m}}{\text{10 s}}= \textbf{37.5 m/s}`