Suppose the front of the house is 17 feet from the street and the peak is 32 feet from the street (measure just horizontally).
How far is the run from the front edge to the peak?

What is the pitch of this roof?

Question

Suppose the front of the house is 17 feet from the street and the peak is 32 feet from the street (measure just horizontally).  
How far is the run from the front edge to the peak?

What is the pitch of this roof?

anonymous · Answer

I fail to understand this question (my English is very poor), could you draw it please?

anonymous · Answer

unfortunatly i dont have a way to post it if i did draw it

anonymous · Answer

Do it in MS Paint or something and attach the file here.

radar · Answer

I can visualize the problem.  However, I can't determine the rise or the delta y.  The delta x is 15 ft.  So it is something  like this y/15.  Is there any additional info pertaining to this problem"?