Question

A straight section of an Olympic downhill ski course is 34 m long. It drops 16m in height. Determine the slope of this part of the course.
Please show your work.
a)-15/8
b-8/15

Answer 1

\[Slope=rise/run\]

Answer 2

the answer is b.

Answer 3

B

Answer 4

yeah but can you show me how you figured it out

Answer 5

thank u

Answer 6

If the diagonal ski course is 34m long and the vertical length is 16m, then 16^2+30^2=34^2. Therefore, 30 meters for the horizontal. Rise over run meaning vertical over horizontal

Answer 7

so 16/30

Answer 8

yeah but why the negative on the multiple choice answers then?