SOLUTION: if the slope of the road shown is 2/3, find the value of h is v=5ft? i wanna know how i actually do the problem not just the answer

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Question 680683: if the slope of the road shown is 2/3, find the value of h is v=5ft?
i wanna know how i actually do the problem not just the answer
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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if the slope of the road shown is 2/3, find the value of h is v=5ft?
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One definition of slope is "rise over run" or vertical/horizontal
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You know the vertical is 5 ft, so we can write a ratio equation
5%2Fh = 2%2F3
cross multiply
2h = 3*5
2h = 15
h = 15/2
h = 71%2F2 is the horizontal