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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An airplane covered 14 miles of its route while decreasing its altitude by 39,000 feet.  Find the slope of the airplane's line of descent.  Round to the nearest hundredth.  [Hint: 1 mi = 5280 feet.]\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "SLOPE OF DECENT =TAN(T)=39000'/14 MILES=39000/(14*5280)=0.528=0.53 </SPAN>\n" );
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