document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=29013>Question 29013</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A roof rises 9.75 ft over a horizontal distance of 12.31 ft.  What is the slope of the roof to the nearest hundredth?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #15847 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=wuwei96815><B>wuwei96815(245)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=wuwei96815><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=15847\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Slope is defined as the change in verticle distance (delta y)divided by the change in horizontal distance (delta x).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "s = delta y/delta x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Assuming that we are starting at (0,0):<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 9.75/12.31<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 0.79\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you are starting at a point other than (0,0), you must take that into consideration when determining the deltas. \r<BR>\n" );
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