document.write( "Question 68478: A roof rises 9.75ft over a horizontal distance of 17.24ft. What is the slope of the roof to the nearest hundreth?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Please help to solve this problem \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #48714 by Edwin McCravy(20055)\"\" \"About 
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A roof rises 9.75ft over a horizontal\r\n" );
document.write( "distance of 17.24ft. What is the slope \r\n" );
document.write( "of the roof to the nearest hundreth? \r\n" );
document.write( "Please help to solve this problem\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "rise = 9.75\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "run = horizontal distance = 17.24\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "         rise      9.75\r\n" );
document.write( "slope = —————— = ——————— = .5655452436\r\n" );
document.write( "          run     17.24\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "rounded off to nearest hundredth = .57\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "Edwin
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" );