document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=92822>Question 92822</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An airplane covered 9 miles of its route while decreasing its altitude by 36,000 feet. Find the slope of the airplan's line of descent. Round to the nearest hundredth. {hint: 1 mi=5280 feet} </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #67550 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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=67550\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An airplane covered 9 miles of its route while decreasing its altitude by 36,000 feet. Find the slope of the airplan's line of descent. Round to the nearest hundredth. {hint: 1 mi=5280 feet}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "---------------<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope = change in altitude/horizontal change<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope = -36000/[9*5280] = -0.758<BR>\n" );
document.write( "===========<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );