SOLUTION: A company manufactures slides. The top of the slide is 7 feet high. The bottom is 9 feet away. If the coordinate axes are chosen as shown in the figure, find the slope of the sli

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Question 1146780: A company manufactures slides. The top of the slide is 7 feet high. The bottom is 9 feet away.
If the coordinate axes are chosen as shown in the figure, find the slope of the slide. (Round your answer to two decimal places.)
____________ ft per ft
*I have tried -0.78, and -0.80 already..

Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The number 7/9 or 0.78 would be correct, so I wonder whether it is a positive slope. I'm assuming the length of the slide itself is not 9 feet.