SOLUTION: A toy airplane climbs 30 vertical feet while traveling 50 feet horizontally. A toy helicopter climbs 20 feet while traveling 40 feet horizontally. Assuming a steady rate of change,
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Question 1166314: A toy airplane climbs 30 vertical feet while traveling 50 feet horizontally. A toy helicopter climbs 20 feet while traveling 40 feet horizontally. Assuming a steady rate of change, which toy traveled at a greater slope?
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Divide the vertical movement by the horizontal movement in each case. The one with the larger number is the one with the greater slope.
John
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