Where is the highest point on the topographic map? Determine the average slope due north and due south of the highest point. Give your answer in feet per mile. Slope equals the change in elevation divided by the change in horizontal distance


The answer depends on the map the students are using.

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Ekapluto is an unknown planet that has two moons in circular orbits. The table summarizes the hypothetical data about the moons

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A tennis player standing 12.6 m from the net hits the ball at 3.00° above the horizontal. To clear the net, the ball must rise at least 0.330 m. If the ball just clears the net at the apex of its trajectory, how fast was the ball moving when it left the racket?

What will be an ideal response?

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A homeowner has a new oil furnace which has an efficiency of 60%. For every 100 barrels of oil needed to heat his house, how much (in barrels of oil) goes up the chimney as waste heat?

A. 20 B. 60 C. 40 D. 80 E. 10

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