SOLUTION: 16.Driving down a mountain, Bob finds that he descends 2400 feet in elevation by the time he is 1.9 miles (horizontally) away from the high point on the mountain road. Find the sl
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Question 855661: 16.Driving down a mountain, Bob finds that he descends 2400 feet in elevation by the time he is 1.9 miles (horizontally) away from the high point on the mountain road. Find the slope of his descent. Find the slope of his descent. (1 mile = 5280 feet)
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
slope = rise/run
= 2400/(1.9*5280)
= 0.239
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