SOLUTION: Find the exact gradient of a line with angle of inclination 30 degrees. So what do I have to find?

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Question 1042696: Find the exact gradient of a line with angle of inclination 30 degrees.
So what do I have to find?
Answer by ikleyn(52910) About Me  (Show Source):
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tan(30°), which is exactly the slope value.


Which is the same as the ratio of the raise in "y" to the extent in "x": the ratio delta_Y%2Fdelta_X.

By the way, tan(30°) = sqrt%283%29%2F3 in this case.