document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=61063>Question 61063</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An airplane covered 25 miles of its route while decreasing its altitude by 19,000 feet.  Find the slope of the airplane's line of descent.  Round to the nearest hundredth.  [Hint: 1 mi = 5280 feet.] </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The plane covered <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=25mi%2A%285280ft%2Fmi%29=132000ft ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"25mi%2A%285280ft%2Fmi%29=132000ft\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > horizontally.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Slope=rise/run or vertical/horizontal<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope=-19,000/132,000=-.14393939...=-.14<BR>\n" );
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