Question

An architect needs to determine the slope between two points on a ski lift. The two points have been identified as (15, 45) and (150, 60), where x is the horizontal distance and y is the vertical distance from the bottom of the lift. Assuming the lift runs in a straight line, what is the slope of the line between the two points?

Answer 1

@pape

Answer 2

@Mertsj

Answer 3

okay To find the slope you will need the sinus or cosin of the angle. And you can have that by the triangle and apply the pythagorean theorem. Consider the points A(150,60), B(15,45) and a certain point C(150,45) as a triangle ABC and try to find the angle ABC in order i mean the angle in B

Answer 4

you have the distance BC and AC. And you can find the hypothenus AB by AB^2=AC^2+BC^2 because its a right triangle in C