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document.write( "Angle = -35000 ft/150 miles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-35000 ft = -35000ft/5280ft = -6.6288 miles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "slope = -6.6288/150 = -0.04419<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Angle = invtan(-0.04419) = -2.5304 degrees<BR>\n" );
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