Question

The glide ratio measures how well an object glides. It is the ratio of movement forward to movement down. A glider falls 80 feet and moves 840 feet forward. What is the glide ratio of the glider

Answer 1

We are given the definition of the glider ratio: movement forward divided by movememnt down.

We are given the movement forward (840 feet), and the movement down (80 feet).

Applying the definition, we divide the two quantities:

$\text{glider ratio} = \dfrac{\text{movement forward}}{\text{movement down}} = \dfrac{840}{80} = 10.5$