a commercial jet airplane climbs at takeoff with slope m=4/9. How far in the horizontal direction will the airplane fly to reach am altitude of 20,000 ft above the takeoff point?

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[tex]\bf slope = {{ m}}= \cfrac{rise}{run}\implies \cfrac{\textit{vertical direction}}{\textit{horizontal direction}}\implies \cfrac{4}{9}=\cfrac{20000}{h}[/tex]

solve for "h".

The horizontal direction in will the airplane flies to reach an altitude of 20,000 ft above the takeoff point will be 45,000 feet.

What is a linear equation?

A relationship between two or more parameters that, when shown on a graph, produces a linear model. The degree of the variable will be one.

The linear equation is given as,

y = mx + c

Where m is the slope of the line and c is the y-intercept of the line.

A commercial jet airplane climbs at takeoff with slope m = 4/9.

Then the equation of the line will be given as,

y = (4/9)x

The y-intercept is zero.

The horizontal direction will the airplane fly to reach an altitude of 20,000 ft above the takeoff point will be

20,000 = (4/9)x

180,000 = 4x

x = 180,000 / 4

x = 45,000 feet

The horizontal direction in will the airplane flies to reach an altitude of 20,000 ft above the takeoff point will be 45,000 feet.

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