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An airplane has begun its descent for a landing. When the airplane is 150 miles west of its destination, its altitude is 32,000 feet. When the airplane is 100 miles west of its destination, its altitude is 14,000 feet. If the airplane's descent is modeled by a linear function, where will the airplane be in relation to the runway when it hits ground level? (to the nearest whole number)
A) airplane will over shoot the runway by 32 miles
B) airplane will over shoot the runway by 61 miles
C) airplane will land short of the runway by 61 miles
D) airplane will land short of the runway by 32 miles,,

User Eyoab
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C is the answer I believe

User Sugarcane
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Answer:

C) airplane will land short of the runway by 61 miles

Explanation:

the plane is descending 18,000 feet every 50 miles. this means that it wont make it another 50 miles before it hits the ground making C the only possible answer.

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