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Question 49020This question is from textbook Beginning Algebra
: An airplane covered 14 miles of its route while decreasing its altitude by 39,000 feet. Find the slope of the airplane's line of descent. Round to the nearest hundredth. [Hint: 1 mi = 5280 feet.]
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! An airplane covered 14 miles of its route while decreasing its altitude by 39,000 feet. Find the slope of the airplane's line of descent. Round to the nearest hundredth. [Hint: 1 mi = 5280 feet.]
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SLOPE OF DECENT =TAN(T)=39000'/14 MILES=39000/(14*5280)=0.528=0.53
