document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=98167>Question 98167</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An airplane covered 15 miles of its route while decreasing its altitude by 20,000 feet.  Find the slope of the airplane's line of descent.  Round to the nearest hundredth.  [Hint: 1 mi = 5280 feet.]<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 #72305 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><B>edjones(8007)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=edjones><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=72305\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 20,000/5280=3.79 mi<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I drew a diagram on graph paper.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I had the plane at x=0 y=3.79 at the start of decent and at x=-15 y=0 at the end.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this gives us 2 points. (0,3.79) and (-15,0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope= change in y/change in x=(3.79-0)/0-(-15)=3.79/15=.253<BR>\n" );
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