document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=105416>Question 105416</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An airplane covered 14 miles of its route while decreasing its altitude by 13,000 feet.  Find the slope of the airplane's line of descent.  Round to the nearest hundredth.  [Hint: 1 mi = 5280 feet.] </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "THE X VALUE WOULD BE 14*5,280=73,920<BR>\n" );
document.write( "THE Y VALUE WOULD BE -13,000 OR (73,920,-13,000)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "THE SLOPE IS (Y2-Y1)/(X2-X1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "SLOPE=-13,000-0)/(73,920-0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "SLOPE=-13,000/73,920<BR>\n" );
document.write( "SLOPE=-.176 </SPAN>\n" );
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