Question

1. the height of an elevator above the ground is given in the table. interpret the meaning of the axes, scale, and origin of the corresponding graph of the data.

time (s) 0 1 2 3 4
height (ft) 0 20 40 60 80

Explanation:

The x - axis represents time in seconds. The origin (0,0) means at time 0 seconds, the height of the elevator above the ground is 0 feet. The y - axis represents height in feet. The scale on the time axis is 1 unit = 1 second and on the height axis is 1 unit = 20 feet. As time increases by 1 second, the height of the elevator increases by 20 feet.

Answer:

The x - axis represents time (s) with a scale of 1 unit = 1 second and origin at 0 seconds. The y - axis represents height (ft) with a scale of 1 unit = 20 feet and origin at 0 feet. The relationship shows the elevator rising 20 feet every second.