Question 1037440

if i travel 15 miles up a constant 5% incline, what will be my net change in elevation?
<pre>A constant 5% ({{{5/100}}}) elevation means that for every 5 units you've elevated, you've traveled 100 miles, as indicated by slope, or m, which is:
{{{matrix(1,5, RISE/RUN, or, matrix(1,2, Delta, y)/matrix(1,2, Delta, x), or, (matrix(1, 3, Change, in, y))/(matrix(1,3, Change, in, x)))}}} 
Hence, we get the following PROPORTION: {{{(matrix(1,2, UNITS, ELEVATED))/(matrix(1,2, DISTANCE, TRAVELED)) = (matrix(1,2, UNITS, ELEVATED))/(matrix(1,2, DISTANCE, TRAVELED))}}} ======> {{{5/100 = U/15}}}
100U = 75 --------Cross-multiplying
U, or units elevated after travelling 15 miles: {{{75/100}}}, or {{{highlight_green(.75)}}}