Driving down a mountain, Tom finds 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.
2007-08-19 10:37:49 · 2 answers · asked by lele 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
The slope of a line is "rise over run."
"Rise" is the vertical distance, or 1800 feet.
"Run" is the horizontal distance, or 3.25 miles. 3.25 miles times 5280 ft/mile = 17,160 ft.
The slope then = 1800/17160 = 0.104895
To the nearest hundredth = 0.10
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2007-08-19 10:58:23 · answer #1 · answered by Chewie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Slope is defined by rise over run. In this case, 1800 ft is the rise and 3.25 miles is the run.
You will need to convert 3.25 mile to feet ==> 17160 feet
Now divide ==> 1800/17160 = 0.10
The slope is 0.10
2007-08-19 18:03:01 · answer #2 · answered by Mark S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋