Solution
Step 1:
Let find the slope
[tex]\begin{gathered} Slope\text{ = }\frac{Change\text{ in elevation}}{Change\text{ in time}} \\ S\text{lope = }\frac{1500\text{ - 300}}{120\text{ - 0}} \\ Slope\text{ = }\frac{1200}{120} \\ Slope\text{ = 10} \end{gathered}[/tex]His answer and these calculations are correct because he followed all the steps correctly to findtwo points' slope.
Step 2; First we need to determine how many different slopes there are on the given graph. Assume time is represented in minutes and distance is represented in meters. There are three in this graph, one goes from 0 minutes to 120 minutes and the second one is from 120 minutes to 150 minutes. The final one goes from 150 to 180 minutes. To calculate the speed of traveling we convert the distance traveled into a constant period of time i.e. an hour.
Question1
What does the slope tell you about the rate of change in elavation during Ryan’s uphill climb?
The first slope(line) tell us that Ryan travels from 300 meters to 1,500 meters from 0 minutes to 120 minutes.
meaning he traveled 1200 meters in 120 minutes which is equal to 600meters per hour or 0.6km/h.
In the second line, Ryan's travels no distance from 120 minutes to 150 minutes. So he was at rest and did not travel in this period of time.
In the third line (slope) , Ryan travels from 1,500 meters to 300 meters from 150 minutes to 180 minutes. So he traveled 1,200 meters in 30 minutes. This equals 2,400 meters per hour, which is 2.4 kilometers per hour.
Final answer
The slope tell you about the rate of change in the elevation during Ryan's uphill climb that:
Ryan ascends at a speed of 0.6 kilometers per hour for the two hours, takes rest for half an hour and then descends at 2.4 kilometers per hour for the half-hour.
Question 2
What is the total elevation change?
Elevation gain is the total amount you will climb in a day, and elevation loss is the total amount you will descend in a day. For example, if you climb 1000 feet, descend 500 feet, and then climb an additional 300 feet, the elevation gain would be 1300 feet and the elevation loss would be 500 feet.
From the graph?
Elevation gain = 1200 feet
Elevation loss = 1200 feet
