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OpenStudy (anonymous):

A plane takes off and climbs at a constant rate. Let the height of the plane be 11,000 ft when it is 16 miles from the airport. Assuming the rate of climb is always constant, use a proportion to find the height of the plane when the plane is 6 miles from the airport.

OpenStudy (radar):

6 h ------ = ------- 16 11,000 16h=66,000 h=66,000/16 = 4,125 ft

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