SOLUTION: A highway that has a 6% grade rises 6ft verically for every 100ft. horizontally. Which trigonometric ration does the slope represent? Explain your answer.

Question 200974: A highway that has a 6% grade rises 6ft verically for every 100ft. horizontally. Which trigonometric ration does the slope represent? Explain your answer.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A highway that has a 6% grade rises 6ft verically for every 100ft. horizontally. Which trigonometric ration does the slope represent? Explain your answer.
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rise = 6 ft
run = 100 ft
tangent = rise/run
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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