SOLUTION: If a roof rises 9.75 ft over a horizontal distance of 17.24 ft, how would I find the slope of the roof to the nearest hundredth?

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Question 120522: If a roof rises 9.75 ft over a horizontal distance of 17.24 ft, how would I find the slope of the roof to the nearest hundredth?
Answer by tutor_paul(519) About Me  (Show Source):
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Think of the slope as slope=rise%2Frun
So in this case, ths slope (m) is:
m=9.75%2F17.24
Dividing this out, you get;
m=0.5655
Rounding to the nearest hundredth gets you:
highlight%28m=0.57%29
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