document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=38423>Question 38423</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Technology:  Driving down a mountain Tom 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" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #23947 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=23947\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Slope is rise over run.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "His rise is -1800 feet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "His horizontal \"run\" is (3.25)(5280) = 17160<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the slope is -1800 / 17160 = -.104895<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To the nearest hundredth, that is -.10 </SPAN>\n" );
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