document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=73398>Question 73398</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 mountain. Find the slope of his descent to the nearest hundredth.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #52524 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=52524\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The slope is the \"rise\" over the \"run\". The \"rise\" is actually how far he has descended which is 1800 feet and the \"run\" is 3.25 mi or 17,160 feet. So the slope looks like<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Slope=-1800%2F17600 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Slope=-1800%2F17600\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Slope=-9%2F88 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Slope=-9%2F88\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >Here's the slope in reduced form<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since he has descended 1800 feet, the slope is negative. </SPAN>\n" );
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