A gold mine has two elevators, one for equipment and another for the miners. The equipment elevator descends 4 feet per second. The elevator for the miners descends 16 feet per second. One day, the equipment elevator begins to descend. After 24 seconds, the elevator for the miners begins to descend. What is the position of each elevator relative to the surface after another 17 seconds? At that time, which elevator is deeper?

Which statement best explains whether the table represents a linear or nonlinear function? input (x) output (y) 2 5 4 10 6 15 8 20 it is a linear function because the input values are increasing. it is a nonlinear function because the output values are increasing. it is a linear function because there is a constant rate of change in both the input and output. it is a nonlinear function because there is a constant rate of change in both the input and output.