A blueprint of an office shows the bottom edge of the roof to be 54 feet above the ground. If the roof rises to a point 120 feet above the ground over a horizontal distance of 5.5 yards, what is the slope of the roof?

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anonymous · Answer

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ganeshie8 · Answer

$$\text{slope} = \dfrac{\text{change in vertical distance}}{\text{change in horizontal distance}}$$

anonymous · Answer

ummm...vertical distance would be 120-54?

ganeshie8 · Answer

Yes

anonymous · Answer

and the horizontal distance would be 54-5.5?

anonymous · Answer

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ganeshie8 · Answer

change in horizontal distance is just 5.5

ganeshie8 · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

so the answer would be 12?