document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=45030>Question 45030</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A roof rises 2.75 feet over a horizontal distance of 10.69 feet. What is the slope of the roof to the nearest hundredth? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #29844 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutorcecilia><B>tutorcecilia(2152)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutorcecilia><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=tutorcecilia><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=29844\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Use the Pythagorian Theorem to solve:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^2 + b^2 = c^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=10.69 [horizontal distance]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=2.75 [rise of the roof]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = unknown [slope of the roof, the hypothenuse]<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(10.69)^2 + (2.75)^2 = c^2 [Plug-in the values]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "114.2761 + 7.5625 = c^2 [Solve]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "121.8386=c^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sqrt121.8386 = sqrtc^2 [Take the square root of each side to find \"c\"]]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11.038 = 11.04 = c<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Checkiing the answer:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(10.69)^2 + (2.75)^2 = (11.038)^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "121.830 = 121.838 Checks out.\r<BR>\n" );
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