document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=907406>Question 907406</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I do not understand Slope at all.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "One particularly large ant hill found in 1997 measured 40 inches wide at the base and 18 inches high. What was the slope of the ant hill?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Someone told me the answer is 9/10? How? Are you supposed to find the radius of the base?? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #550332 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ewatrrr><B>ewatrrr(24785)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ewatrrr><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=ewatrrr><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=550332\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What was the slope of the ant hill? change in height/change in base length<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Assuming max height was measured at <u>the middle of base length</u>: 18/20 = 9/10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is important about Slope is that it refers to: change in height relative to the change in base value </SPAN>\n" );
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