HELPPPP.

Suppose a bird is 500 feet above the ground. It descends at a steady rate. After 10 seconds, it is 250 feet above the ground.
a) Write an equation that gives the height of the bird as a function of time. Be sure to define your variables!
b) After how many seconds will the bird land on the ground?

the bird will land on the ground in 10 seconds since it descended 250 ft in 10 seconds so that is 25 ft per second. then do 250/25 and you get 10. that is how you know the bird will land on the ground in 10 seconds.

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goodLizard goodLizard · Answer 2 · 2020-11-22T00:26:02+01:00

Answer:

a) [tex]h(t)=500-25t[/tex]

b) [tex]t=20[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

a)

Let [tex]h[/tex] = height above ground

Let [tex]t[/tex] = time

Because the bird descended down to 250 feet in 10 seconds with a steady rate, that means it descends 25 feet per second.

∴ [tex]h(t) = 500-25t[/tex]

b)

To find the time it takes until the bird reaches the ground, [tex]h[/tex] must equal [tex]0[/tex]:

[tex]0=500-25t[/tex]

[tex]25t=500[/tex]

[tex]t=20[/tex]

∴ It takes 20 seconds for the bird to reach the ground.