Answer:
Answer: First portion is greater than second portion.
Step-by-step explanation:
Time taken to hiked down a trail = 10 minutes
Change in elevation = (-) 170 feet
Speed is given by
\begin{gathered}Speed=\frac{Distance}{Time}\\\\Speed=\frac{170}{10}\\\\Speed=17\text{ feet per minute}\end{gathered}
Speed=
Time
Distance
Speed=
10
170
Speed=17 feet per minute
Similarly,
Time taken to hiked down a trail = 20 minutes
Change in elevation = (-)220 feet
Speed is given by
Speed=\frac{Distance}{Time}Speed=
Time
Distance
\begin{gathered}Speed=\frac{220}{20}\\\\Speed=11\text{ feet per minutes}\end{gathered}
Speed=
20
220
Speed=11 feet per minutes
So, we can see that first portion of the hike where he hiked down a trail at a steady rate for 10 minutes and her change in elevation was (-) 170 feet, was her rate of change in elevation greater.
As 17 feet per minutes is greater than 11 feet per minutes.
