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The upper deck at Comiskey Park in Chicago has produced, among other complaints, displeasures with its steapness. It is 160 ft from home plate to the front of the upper deck and 250ft from home plate to the back. The top of the upper deck is 63 ft above the bottom. What is its slope? (consider the slope as a positive number here.)
2007-02-08 13:38:28 · 2 answers · asked by World Expert 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
by the way, the answer is slope = 7/10 according the the answer in the back of the book. But how did they get that. How do i set this word problem up?
2007-02-08 13:41:59 · update #1
Slope = rise/run.
The rise is 63 feet (since the top of 63 feet above the bottom).
The run is 90 feet (since from the back of the deck is 90 feet away from the front: 250 - 160 = 90).
Therefore the slope is 63/90, which reduces to 7/10.
2007-02-08 13:48:28 · answer #1 · answered by Pythagoras 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-02-08 21:45:22 · answer #2 · answered by life_will_be_ok 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋