Question

the modeled shua takes a trip to an amusement park and rides a wheel. the graph below shows the height, in feet above the ground, of his car over time, t, measured in minutes.
what is the maximum and what does it represent in this context?
the maximum is ____ __ and it represents ____
word bank 1: (a) minutes, (b) feet
word bank 2: (a) half the distance between the cars highest point and lowest point, (b) the cars highest point, (c) time it takes for the car to go from the highest point back to the highest point, (d) time it takes for the car to go from the lowest point back to the lowest point

Explanation:

The graph shows the height (in feet) of the car over time. The maximum value on the \(y -\)axis (height axis) is \(180\). In the context of the problem, since the \(y -\)axis represents the height of the car above the ground, the maximum value of \(180\) (with unit feet from the graph's \(y -\)axis label) represents the highest point the car reaches on the Ferris wheel.

Answer:

The maximum is \(180\) (b) feet and it represents (b) the car's highest point.