Question 105189
USING A GRAPHING TECHNIQUE WE HAVE A STARTING POINT OF (0,0).
WE THEN HAVE ANOTHER POINT OF X=24*5,280=126,720 FEET (126,720,0)
WE ALSO HAVE A Y POINT OF -36,000 (126,720-36,000)
NOW WE CAN FIND THE SLOPE (Y2-Y1)/(X2-X1)
(-36000-0)/(126,720-0)
-36,000/126,720=-.28 IS THE VALUE OF THE SLOPE.