There is a roller coaster with a first hill that is 318 feet high. This hill takes the cars up to a point where gravity will provide the coaster with the speed it needs to get the ride going. Click the link and you can see a real picture of this first hill in a roller coaster.

Part 1: If we were to estimate the horizontal distance for this hill as 306 feet., could you find the slope of the line? To answer this question, you need to remember that the slope of a line is defined as the "rise over the run". Write your answer as a fraction in simplest form (do not write as a mixed number).

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There is a roller coaster with a first hill that is 318 feet high. This hill takes the cars up to a point where gravity will provide the coaster with the speed it needs to get the ride going. Click the link and you can see a real picture of this first hill in a roller coaster.

 

Part 1:  If we were to estimate the horizontal distance for this hill as 306 feet., could you find the slope of the line? To answer this question, you need to remember that the slope of a line is defined as the "rise over the run". Write your answer as a fraction in simplest form (do not write as a mixed number).