document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=90509>Question 90509</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A roof rises 7.5 ft over a horizontal distance of 12.27 ft.  What is the slope of the roof to the nearest hundredth?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #65736 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley75><B>checkley75(3666)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley75><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=65736\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> WHAT YOU HAVE IS A RIGHT TRIANGLE WITH A BASE OF 12.27 FT & A SIDE OF 7.5 FEET.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "USING THE POINTS (0,0) & (12.27,7.5) WE GET A SLOPE OF:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(12.27-0)/(7.5-0)=12.27/7.5=1.64 FOR THE SLOPE.  </SPAN>\n" );
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