document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=105189>Question 105189</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An airplane covered 24 miles of its route while decreasing its altitude by 36,000 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 #76578 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley75><B>checkley75(3666)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley75><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=76578\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> USING A GRAPHING TECHNIQUE WE HAVE A STARTING POINT OF (0,0).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "WE THEN HAVE ANOTHER POINT OF X=24*5,280=126,720 FEET (126,720,0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "WE ALSO HAVE A Y POINT OF -36,000 (126,720-36,000)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "NOW WE CAN FIND THE SLOPE (Y2-Y1)/(X2-X1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-36000-0)/(126,720-0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-36,000/126,720=-.28 IS THE VALUE OF THE SLOPE.  </SPAN>\n" );
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