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Navigation A commercial jet airplane climbs at takeoff with slope $m=3 / 8 .$ How far in the horizontal direction will the airplane fly to reach an altitude of $12,000 \mathrm{ft}$ above the take- off point?
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This means that for every 3 units the airplane climbs vertically, it travels 8 units horizontally. Show more…
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