document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=112011>Question 112011</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A roof rises 4.25 ft over a horizontal distance of 17.15 ft.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "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 #81706 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=81706\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Remember, the slope is simply the \"rise\" (ie the amount the line goes up/down) over the \"run\" (ie the amount the line goes horizontally to the right). So if the rise is 4.25 and the run is 17.15, then the slope is...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Slope=rise%2Frun=4.25%2F17.15=0.25 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Slope=rise%2Frun=4.25%2F17.15=0.25\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Here I simply divided 4.25/17.15 to get 0.247 which rounds to 0.25. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the slope is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=0.25 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=0.25\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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