SOLUTION: Aqueducts were once used to carry water from rivers using gravity. Water flowing too quickly might damage an aqueduct, but water flowing too slowly might not keep the aqueduct clea

SOLUTION: Aqueducts were once used to carry water from rivers using gravity. Water flowing too quickly might damage an aqueduct, but water flowing too slowly might not keep the aqueduct clea

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Question 350491: Aqueducts were once used to carry water from rivers using gravity. Water flowing too quickly might damage an aqueduct, but water flowing too slowly might not keep the aqueduct clear. One of the best and most common designs for an aqueduct was to raise it 3 meters for every kilometer in length. What is the slope of an aqueduct built with this design?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
m = 3/1000 = 0.003

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