document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=87253>Question 87253</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 hundreth. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #63197 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=63197\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First convert 3.25 mi into feet\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3.25%2A%285280_feet%2F1_mile%29=17160_feet ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3.25%2A%285280_feet%2F1_mile%29=17160_feet\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Lets draw a picture to see whats going on:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=drawing%28500%2C500%2C-5%2C10%2C-2%2C6%2C%0D%0Alocate%28-4%2C2%2Cheight=1800+ft%29%2C%0D%0Alocate%283%2C-1%2Cbase=17160+feet%29%2C%0D%0Aline%280%2C0%2C0%2C5%29%2C%0D%0Aline%280%2C5%2C8%2C0%29%2C%0D%0Aline%288%2C0%2C0%2C0%29%0D%0A%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Remember, the slope is the \"rise\" (which is the height) over the \"run\" (which is the base)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the slope is \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Slope=rise%2Frun=height%2Fbase=-1800%2F17160 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Slope=rise%2Frun=height%2Fbase=-1800%2F17160\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > note: since we are descending the rise is negative\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now reduce the fraction <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-1800%2F17160 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-1800%2F17160\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-15%2F143 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-15%2F143\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the slope is\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-15%2F143 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-15%2F143\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now if you want it in decimal form, simply divide 15 by 143 like this\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "which to the nearest hundredth is\r<BR>\n" );
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