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Find the slope of a pipe that slopes down 1/5 inch per foot.

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Answer:


-(1)/(60)

Explanation:


\text{Rate }=-(1)/(5) in/foot

It is negative because slopes down.

Slope is dimensionless quantity.

So, change the rate in/foot dimensionless.

As we know, 1 foot = 12 in


\text{Slope }=-\frac{1\text{ in}}{5\text{ foot}}* \frac{1\text{ foot}}{12\text{ in}}

cancel in and foot from top and bottom


\text{Slope }=-(1)/(5)* (1)/(12)


\text{Slope }=-(1)/(5* 12)


\text{Slope }=-(1)/(60)

Hence, the slope is
-(1)/(60)

User Arun Krishnan
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Answer:

-1/60

Explanation:

The slope is "down 1/5 inch per foot".

As a unitless fraction, it is ...

(-1/5 in)/(12 in) = -1/60

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