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Section 2

1. Section 2

1.5. Discover

Mathematics 20-3 Module 3

Section 2: Slope—Rate of Change

 

Discover

 

By using the Unit Conversion applet in Try This 1, you will discover what unit analysis is by investigating problems.

 

Try This 1
  1. Open the Unit Conversion applet to complete some unit conversions.

    This play button opens Unit Conversion.

  2. Create three problems of your own and solve them. Make sure one of your problems takes at least two steps to solve.

  3. As of October 2010, Mischo Erban of Vernon, British Columbia, held the world record as the fastest downhill skateboarder at 36.11 m/s.

    This is a photo of a skateboarder racing downhill.
    © Ezra Shaw/Getty Images

    While you may be familiar with speeds like 36.11 m/s, other people may not. In the United States, feet are used for measurement, not metres. To share Erban’s record with an American friend, you’ll want to change the measurement to feet per second.

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