SOLUTION: 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. 1 MI =
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Question 121057: 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. 1 MI = 5280 FT Answer by MathLover1(20849) (Show Source):
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Let the slope be , the ALTITUDE , and the ROUTE
Note: they form right angle triangle
Given:
So, you can use Pythagorean’s theorem to find :
