document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=66407>Question 66407</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Technology. Driving down a mountain, Tom finds that he has descended 1800 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in elevation by the time he is 3.25 mi horizontally away from the top of the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "mountain. Find the slope of his descent to the nearest hundredth. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #47108 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rcmcc><B>rcmcc(152)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rcmcc><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rcmcc><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=47108\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> lwt us convert the whole question into feet. I mile=5280 feet\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so the x distance on a graph will be 17160 feet\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the slope of the graph can be found by the equation rise/run or Y2-Y1/X2-X1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "fisrt you must find the 2 points on the graph to find the slope.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "these were given in your data,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the first position is x, this is at zero. and Y is at 1800 feet so you have the point (0,1800)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the second point is also given, where x is 17160 feet away, and where he stopped y=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so your two points are (0,1800) and (17160,0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so in the equation you will get\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0-1800/17160-0=slope<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the slop of your graph is (+/-)0.104895 where depending on your view is positive or negative. </SPAN>\n" );
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