document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=66053>Question 66053</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0072549017/algebrahomeworkh>Beginning Algebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Technology: Driving down a mountain, Tom finda that he has descended 1800 ft in elevation by the time he is 3.25 mi horizontally away from the top of the mountain. Find the slope of his descent to the nearest hundredth.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Any help with this problem is appreciated.Thanks </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #46779 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Cintchr><B>Cintchr(481)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Cintchr><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=46779\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First you must realize you are working with 1800 FEET (rise) and 3.25 MILES (run).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You MUST convert one of these in order to make it work.  I would convert the feet to miles.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+5280%2F1800+=+0.293+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+5280%2F1800+=+0.293+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > the three repeats so this is a viable distance.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope = m = rise/run<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+m+=+0.0901538+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+m+=+0.0901538+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > This goes on an on<BR>\n" );
document.write( "round to the nearest hundreth<BR>\n" );
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