document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=379501>Question 379501</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Most staircase in use today have 9 inch treads and 8.5 inch risers.  What is the slope of a staircase with these measurements? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " Sol'n:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  let: m - the slope of the staircase<BR>\n" );
document.write( " m = riser/tread = rise/run = (y2-y1)/(x2-x1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( " m = 8.5/9<BR>\n" );
document.write( " m = 17/18 ----answer<BR>\n" );
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