SOLUTION: A roof rises 5.5ft over a horizontal distance of 18.58ft. What is the slope of the roof to the nearest hundredth?

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Question 116724: A roof rises 5.5ft over a horizontal distance of 18.58ft. What is the slope of the roof to the nearest hundredth?
Answer by an(14)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
the slopes formula is rise/run
rise is vertical
run is horizontal
divide these two an dthats your slope
good luck

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