SOLUTION: the roof of
a shed is 16 feet ling and 3 feet high way is the slope of the roof?
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Question 1101347: the roof of
a shed is 16 feet ling and 3 feet high way is the slope of the roof?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The ft is called the rise
The distance from center of roof
to where the roof meets the wall
of the house is called the run.
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The slope of the roof is [ rise ] / [ run ]
Use Pythagorean theorem
Where is the run
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slope =
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slope =
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check the math
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