document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=273603>Question 273603</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Driving down a mountain, George finds that he has descended 1800 ft in elevation by the time he is 3.25 miles horizontally away from the top of the mountain. Find the slope of his descent to the nearest hundredth.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(0,1,800) & (17,160,0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Slope=(y2-y1)/(x2-x1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Slope=0-1,800)/17,160-0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Slope=-1,800/17,160<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Slope=-.104895 or -.10<BR>\n" );
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