SOLUTION: if the slope of a street is 0.25 how many feet vertically does it rise over a horizontal distance of 120 feet?
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Question 789693: if the slope of a street is 0.25 how many feet vertically does it rise over a horizontal distance of 120 feet?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The slope is (VerticalChange)/(HorizontalChange) and you have a given length, which you could think of as a change.
Most important is that you understand this equation. Solving it is simple, but understanding it is absolutely necessary.
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Just multiply both sides by 120.
v=30
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