document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1118232>Question 1118232</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ``West of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Route 40 eastbound is straight and makes a steep descent towards the city, The highway has a 6% grade which means that its slope is -6/100. Driving on this road you notice from elevation signs that you have descended a distance of 1000 ft. What is the change in our horizontal distance?''.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(When I graphed this I got a approx answer in the range of 1660)  <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 #733502 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><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=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=733502\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ``West of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Route 40 eastbound is straight and makes a steep descent towards the city, The highway has a 6% grade which means that its slope is -6/100. Driving on this road you notice from elevation signs that you have descended a distance of 1000 ft. What is the change in our horizontal distance?''.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(When I graphed this I got a approx answer in the range of 1660) <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "tan(6) = v/h<BR>\n" );
document.write( "v = 1000<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "h = 1000/tan(6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h =~ 9514 feet<BR>\n" );
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