SOLUTION: The upper deck at U.S. Cellular Field (formerly Comiskey Park) in Chicago has produced, among other complaints, displeasure with its steepness. It is 160 ft from home plate to the
Question 265558: The upper deck at U.S. Cellular Field (formerly Comiskey Park) in Chicago has produced, among other complaints, displeasure with its steepness. It is 160 ft from home plate to the front of the upper deck and 250 ft from home plate to the back. The top of the upper deck is 63 ft above the bottom. What is its slope? (Consider the slope as a positive number) Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! It is 160 ft from home plate to the front of the upper deck and 250 ft from home plate to the back. The top of the upper deck is 63 ft above the bottom. What is its slope?
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If the 160 ft and 250 ft are measured at ground level:
slope = rise/run = 63/90
slope = 0.7
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The slope is also the tangent of the angle.
Angle = 35 degrees
