document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=53903>Question 53903</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0395977258/algebrahomeworkh>algebra and trigonometry</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do i find the altitude for this problem?,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a jetliner covered a horizontal distance of 5 mi. while following a flight path with slope 0.25.how much altitude did it gain? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Slope corresponds with the tangent of an angle, but we don't have to use that definition unless you're required to right now.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It is also <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=rise%2Frun ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=rise%2Frun\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The run is 5 mi.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We don't know the rise, let rise=y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Slope = .25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Your equation is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=.25=y%2F%285+mi%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\".25=y%2F%285+mi%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=.25%285+mi%29=%285mi%29y%2F%285mi%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\".25%285+mi%29=%285mi%29y%2F%285mi%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1.25mi=cross%285mi%29%2Ay%2Fcross%285mi%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1.25mi=cross%285mi%29%2Ay%2Fcross%285mi%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=1.25 mi<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The plane's highth at this time is 1.25 mi at after it has flown a horizontal distance of 5 mi.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Happy Calculating!!!!<BR>\n" );
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