+6 a climber is on a hike. after 2 hours he is at an altitude of 400 feet. after 6 hours, he is at an altitude of 700 feet. what is the average rate of change?
a climber is on a hike. after 2 hours he is at an altitude of 400 feet. after 6 hours, he is at an altitude of 700 feet. what is the average rate of change?
In the first 2 hours his rate of climb was =400 / 2=200 feet per hour
In the next 4 hours, his rate drops to (700 - 400) / 4 =75 feet per hour.
His oveall average over the 6 hours was =700 / 6 =116 2/3 feet per hour.
