Question

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A blueprint of a shopping complex shows the bottom edge of the roof to be 93 feet above the ground. If the roof rises to a point 171 feet above the ground over a horizontal distance of 6.5 yards, what is the slope of the roof?

Answer 1

have you tried drawing a picture of what this might look like?

Answer 2

no,,, i have no idea how to do this

Answer 3

oh yes

Answer 4

but how do I get the equation?

Answer 5

ok so the equation for the slope is always this:
\[slope = \frac{rise}{run} = \frac{ \Delta y}{\Delta x}\] does this look familiar?

Answer 6

yes

Answer 7

would it be 171ft-93ft/19.5ft?

Answer 8

alright so we got to find the change in the height of the roof and divide it by the width of the roof...btw I just realized that I drew it wrong lol...(it should not have two parts but just one) AND YES but you need the parentheses so....(171-93)/19.5

Answer 9

here's the corrected picture so I don't confuse you:

Answer 10

so would the answer be 8??

Answer 11

haha close so... 171 -93 = 78

Answer 12

78/19.5 is what?