document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=85818>Question 85818</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 top of the 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 #62039 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=62039\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> USING GRAPHIC TECHNIQUES WE HAVE 2 POINTS (0,1800) & (3.25*5280,0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "THESLOPE BETWEEN THESE 2 POINTS ARE:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(Y2-Y1)/(X2-X1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(0-1800)/(18480-0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1800/18480=.0974 OR ROUNDED TO THE NEAREST 100TH WE GET .10  </SPAN>\n" );
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