SOLUTION: a pitch or slope of 6 to 12 means the roof rises 6 inches to a run of 12 inches.use this information to label the measurements on the right triangle

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Question 1124349: a pitch or slope of 6 to 12 means the roof rises 6 inches to a run of 12 inches.use this information to label the measurements on the right triangle

Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
legs = 6 and 12

hypotenuse = 6sqrt(5)

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