A tank holds 3 000 gallons of water which drains from the

Last updated: 6/29/2023

A tank holds 3 000 gallons of water which drains from the bottom of the tank in half an hour The values in the table show the volume V of water remaining in the tank in gallons after t minutes b t min V gal Q 5 2 076 10 1 314 20 345 a If P is the point 15 795 on the graph of V find the slopes of the secant lines PQ when Q is the point on the graph with t 5 10 20 25 and 30 Round your answers to one decimal place 25 84 5 30 0 2 076 10 15 Slope 20 25 30 1 314 795 345 84 0 Estimate the slope of the tangent line at P by averaging the slopes of the two adjacent secant lines corresponding to the two points closest to