SOLUTION: This is a word problem from section 7.1, page. 614.
Driving down a mountain, Tom find that he has descended 1800 ft in elevation by the time he is 3.25 mi horizontally away from
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: This is a word problem from section 7.1, page. 614.
Driving down a mountain, Tom find that he has descended 1800 ft in elevation by the time he is 3.25 mi horizontally away from the top of the mountain. Find the slope of his descent to the nearest hundredth.
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Answer by checkley71(8403) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
USING THE GRAPHING TECHNIQUE WE HAVE THE STARTING POINT @ (0,0) & THE END POINT @ (-1800,5280*3.25) OR
(17160,-1800)
THUS THE SLOPE IS (Y2-Y1)/(X2-X1)
(-1800-0)/(17160-0)
-.104895 FOR THE SLOPE OR -.10
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