document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=439988>Question 439988</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Finding the Grade of a Mountain Trail. A straight trail with a uniform inclination leads from a hotel, elevation 5000 feet, to a lake in a valley, elevation 400 feet. The length of the trail is 4100 feet. What is the inclination (grade) of the trail?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "grade = rise/run<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "grade = (5000-400)/4100<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "grade = 4600/4100<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "grade = 46/41 = 1.122<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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