1.

3 Rate of Change

Build Your Skills, p. 39

1. slope 1 = 3 ; slope 2 = 3 ; line 2 is steeper.

5 2
2. slope 1 = 0; slope 2 is undefined.

3. y

10

0 x
0 5 10

4. a) not available

b) -40

5. a) not available

b) 60/500 = 3/25 = 0.12

c) $1750.00

practiSe Your New SkillS, p. 50

Practice
1. a) 51 b) 1.5/4 = 3/8 = 0.375

c) 3 or -0.024
125

2. not available

3. not available

4. a) not available
b) 2.4 hours

5. a) not available c) -1500

b) not available d) 321 minutes