Marco has decided to try skydiving, and he is very nervous. He searched the internet for information, and downloaded the following graph. The graph shows the height of a typical skydiver in feet as related to the time in minutes after the parachute has opened.
Answer the following questions based on the information shown in the graph.
What is the height shown in the graph at a time of 2 minutes?
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The height is 1500 feet.
How did you know the height at 2 minutes from the graph?
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There is a data point plotted on the graph at (2, 1500).
What is the approximate height shown in the graph at a time of 1.25 minutes?
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The height is approximately 2000 feet.
How did you know the height at 1.25 minutes from the graph?
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The line that connects the data points contains a point at approximately (1.25, 2000).
At what time would the skydiver reach a height of 2500 feet?
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The graph shows a height of 2500 feet at 0.75 minutes (45 seconds).
How did you know the time from the graph?
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The line that connects the data points contains a point at approximately (0.75, 2500).