document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=80286>Question 80286</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Driving down a mountain, Tom finds that he has descended 1800 ft in elevation by the time he is 3.25 mi horizontally away from the of the mountain.  Find the slope of his descent to the nearest hundreth.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And is it possible to explain to me how to solve this, for future refrence. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #57605 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=57605\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> THE BEST WAY TO SOLVE THIS IS TO SET UP A GRAPH. ASSIGN THE POINT (0,1800)FOT YHR TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "NOW SET A SECOND POINT (5280*3.25,0) FOR THE END OF THE DESCENT DOWN THE MOUNTAIN.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "THESE 2 POINTS ARE (0,1800) & (17,160,0).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "TO FIND THE SLOPE BETWEEN THESE TWO POINTS WE USE (Y2-Y1)/X2-X1) OR<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(0-1800)/(17,160-0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1800/17,160=.104895 OR -.1 IS THE SLOPE OF THIS DESCENT. </SPAN>\n" );
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