PLS HEEEELP 90 POINTS
A skydiver jumps from a plane from an altitude of 8000 ft. An observer on the ground measures the skydiver’s
altitude at time t = 0 to be 7500 ft. The linear graph shows the skydiver’s altitude at various times during her
descent.
(a) Identify the y-intercept. How does the y-intercept relate to the skydiver’s position relative to the
ground? Explain.
(b) Determine the slope of the line. According to the slope, is the skydiver ascending or descending and
what is the rate of ascent or descent? Explain.
(c) Identify the x-intercept. What does the x-intercept mean in this context? Explain.
(d) Write an equation for the line
