2007-12-16 12:41:30 · 6 answers · asked by Luis O 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
m = 5.5 / 18.58
m = 0.297
m = 0.30
2007-12-17 06:44:37 · answer #1 · answered by Como 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋
slope is rise over run... so use a calculator and divide 5.5 by 18.58. The slope is 0.3 (to the nearest hundredth). You don't want to use pythagorean (sp?) theorem because that will give you the length of the hypotenuse (the diagonal side of the triangle).
2007-12-16 12:50:22 · answer #2 · answered by just wondering 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
If we take the datum line as 0; the rise of 5.5 ' & horizontal distance of 18.58 ' will also be the Îy & Îx respectively. So let:
Îy = 5.5 '
Îx = 18.58 '
so:
m = slope = Îy/Îx
m = 5.5 '/18.58 '
m = 0.2960 or 0.3
2007-12-16 12:49:59 · answer #3 · answered by selang er uu 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
the slope is the rise divided by the run 5.5/18.58=0.296
2007-12-16 12:48:20 · answer #4 · answered by MotoMan 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
slope = rise / run = 5.5/18.58 = .2960 , or .30 nearest hundreth.
2007-12-16 12:53:17 · answer #5 · answered by William B 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
the slope is 19.38
(pythagorean theorem)
2007-12-16 12:45:34 · answer #6 · answered by broken_glass_101 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋