document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=90598>Question 90598</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One more that I cannot get even with working on it for 2 days! <BR>\n" );
document.write( "an airplane covered 13 miles of its route while decreasing its altitude by 18,000 ft. Find the slope of the airplane's line of descent. Round to the nearest hundredth. (Hint: 1 mi = 5280 Ft) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "slope = vertical change/horizontal change<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "slope = 18,000 ft/[13*5280 ft} = 0.2622...<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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