SOLUTION: AN AIRPLANE COVERED 24 MILES OF ITS ROUTE WHILE DECREASING ITS ALTITUDE BY 36,000 FEET. FIND THE SLOPE OF THE AIRPLANE'S LINE OF DESCENT. ROUND TO THE NEAREST HUNDREDTH. 1 MI =

Question 121057: AN AIRPLANE COVERED 24 MILES OF ITS ROUTE WHILE DECREASING ITS ALTITUDE BY 36,000 FEET. FIND THE SLOPE OF THE AIRPLANE'S LINE OF DESCENT. ROUND TO THE NEAREST HUNDREDTH. 1 MI = 5280 FT
Answer by MathLover1(20849) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Let the slope be , the ALTITUDE , and the ROUTE
Note: they form right angle triangle
Given:

So, you can use Pythagorean�s theorem to find :

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