SOLUTION: An airplane takes off and heads due west with a slope of 5/3. After 1 minute, the plane is 6000 feet above the ground. What is the distance the plane has flown in this direction?

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Question 1040070: An airplane takes off and heads due west with a slope of 5/3. After 1 minute, the plane is 6000 feet above the ground. What is the distance the plane has flown in this direction?
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An airplane takes off and heads due west with a slope of 5/3. After 1 minute, the plane is 6000 feet above the ground. What is the distance the plane has flown in this direction?
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Draw the figure::
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Note: 6000/5 = 1200
So, slope = rise/run = 5/3 = (5*1200)/(3*1200) = 6000/3600
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You have a right triangle with slope = 5/3 = 6000/3600
height = 6000
Ans: distance = base = 3600 ft.
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Cheers,
Stan H.