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It takes a certain plane 25000 feet to land if it has an altitude of 8000 feet. What is the slope of the line describing the plane's landing?
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It takes a certain plane 25000 feet to land if it has an altitude of 8000 feet. What is the slope of the line describing the plane's landing?

This is trigonometry

Height (h) = 8000 ft

Horizontal distance (h)= 25000 ft

Tan slope = 8000 / 25000

Tan slope = 0.32

Slope = 5.59 ° ◄ Ans

 

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