2024 AMC 10A Problems/Problem 2
Problem
A model used to estimate the time it will take to hike to the top of the mountain on a trail is of the form where
and
are constants,
is the time in minutes,
is the length of the trail in miles, and
is the altitude gain in feet. The model estimates that it will take
minutes to hike to the top if a trail is
miles long and ascends
feet, as well as if a trail is
miles long and ascends
feet. How many minutes does the model estimates it will take to hike to the top if the trail is
miles long and ascends
feet?
Solution 1
Plug in the values into the equation to give you the following two equations: