SOLUTION: Help: A roof rises 9.75ft over ahorizontal distance of 17.24ft. What is the slope of the roof to the neares hundredth?

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Question 118010: Help: A roof rises 9.75ft over ahorizontal distance of 17.24ft. What is the slope of the roof to the neares hundredth?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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A roof rises 9.75ft over ahorizontal distance of 17.24ft. What is the slope of the roof to the neares hundredth?
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Vertical change = 9.75 ft.
Horizontal change: 17.24 ft.
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slope = 9.75/17.24 = 0.5655
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Stan H.