SOLUTION: This is a word problem from section 7.1, page. 614. Driving down a mountain, Tom find that he has descended 1800 ft in elevation by the time he is 3.25 mi horizontally away from

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Question 111640This question is from textbook Beginning Algebra
: This is a word problem from section 7.1, page. 614.
Driving down a mountain, Tom find that he has descended 1800 ft in elevation by the time he is 3.25 mi horizontally away from the top of the mountain. Find the slope of his descent to the nearest hundredth.
Please help!! This question is from textbook Beginning Algebra

Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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USING THE GRAPHING TECHNIQUE WE HAVE THE STARTING POINT @ (0,0) & THE END POINT @ (-1800,5280*3.25) OR
(17160,-1800)
THUS THE SLOPE IS (Y2-Y1)/(X2-X1)
(-1800-0)/(17160-0)
-.104895 FOR THE SLOPE OR -.10