SOLUTION: A roof rises 9.75 ft over a horizontal distance of 17.24 ft. What is the slope of the roof to the nearest hundredth?
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Question 68336: A roof rises 9.75 ft over a horizontal distance of 17.24 ft. What is the slope of the roof to the nearest hundredth?
Answer by checkley71(8403) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
SLOPE=(Y2-Y1)/(X2-X1) WE SET THE FIRST POINT @ (0,0) & THE SECOND POINT
(17.24,9.75)
SLOPE=(9.75-0)/(17.24-0)
SLOPE=9.75/17.24
SLOPE=.57
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