SOLUTION: A roof rises 8.25 feet over a horizontal distance of 18.56 feet. What is the slope of the roof to the nearest hundredth?
a. 2.25
b. 0.44
c. 1.78
d. 1.13
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Question 117102: A roof rises 8.25 feet over a horizontal distance of 18.56 feet. What is the slope of the roof to the nearest hundredth?
a. 2.25
b. 0.44
c. 1.78
d. 1.13
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Answer by bucky(2189) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The slope is defined as the vertical distance (V) divided by the horizontal distance (H).
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This indicates that the slope (S) is given by the equation:
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The problem tells you that V = +8.25 feet and that H = +18.56 ft. Substitute these values into
the equation and you get:
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Do the division on a calculator ... divide 18.56 into 8.25 and you get:
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Rounding this off to the hundredths place results in:
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Answer b in the list of answers is the correct choice.
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Hope this helps you to understand the problem and how to solve it.
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