document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=78570>Question 78570</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. How do I 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 #56354 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley75><B>checkley75(3666)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley75><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=56354\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> using the graphing technique we TWO POINTS (0,1800) & (3.25*5280,0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "OR (0,1800) & (17160,0) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "NOW WE FIND THE SLOPE BETWEEN THESE TWO POINTS THUS:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(0-1800)/(17160-0)=-1800/17600=-.1022727 FOR THE SLOPE OR (.10). \r<BR>\n" );
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