SOLUTION: the roof of a shed is 16 feet ling and 3 feet high way is the slope of the roof?

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Question 1101347: the roof of
a shed is 16 feet ling and 3 feet high way is the slope of the roof?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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The +3+ ft is called the rise
The distance from center of roof
to where the roof meets the wall
of the house is called the run.
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The slope of the roof is [ rise ] / [ run ]
Use Pythagorean theorem
+c%5E2+=+a%5E2+%2B+b%5E2%0D%0A%7B%7B%7B+16%5E2+=+3%5E2+%2B+b%5E2+
Where +b+ is the run
+256+=+9+%2B+b%5E2+
+b%5E2+=+247+
+b+=+15.7162+
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slope = +a%2Fb+
slope = +3%2F15.7162+
slope = +.1909+
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check the math