document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=89898>Question 89898</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0073016020/algebrahomeworkh>Beginning Algebra</A><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I could use some help on this problem.  I have been looking at it for a while and I am just not sure how to work through it, any help is appreciated.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Technology. 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.  \r<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 #65269 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Flake><B>Flake(45)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Flake><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=65269\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Draw a picture of a right-triangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1800 feet is the height of the triangle, meaning from the top of mountain to where Tom stop.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.25 mile is the slant of the triangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So what you can imagine is that Tom is coming down the slant.  When travelled 3.25 miles from the top, he's decended 1800 ft.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "********* Step #1: Use <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5E2+%2B+b%5E2+=+c%5E2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E2+%2B+b%5E2+=+c%5E2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to find all sides of the triangle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Where a=1800 ft and c=3.25 miles.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(Note: 1 miles = 5280 feet; so 3.25 miles is 17160 ft.)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5E2+%2B+b%5E2+=+c%5E2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E2+%2B+b%5E2+=+c%5E2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "becomes <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1800%5E2+%2B+b%5E2+=+17160%5E2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1800%5E2+%2B+b%5E2+=+17160%5E2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "becomes <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b+=+17065+ft+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b+=+17065+ft+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "********* Step #2: Solving slope of decent<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope = Rise/Run.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In this case our Rise=1800; Run=17065<BR>\n" );
document.write( "becomes <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=slope+=+-1800%2F17065+=+-0.11+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"slope+=+-1800%2F17065+=+-0.11+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  </SPAN>\n" );
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