Question

A circular reception tent has a center pole 25 feet high, and the poles along the outside are 10 feet high. Assume that the distance from the outside poles to the center pole is 30 feet. (Round your answers to two decimal places.) (a) What is the slope of the line that follows the roof of the reception tent?

Answer 1

0.50

Explanation:

The slope is the ratio of rise to run. The rise is 15 feet, from 10 ft to 25 ft. The run is the distance from outside to center, 30 ft. So, the ratio is ...

slope = rise/run = 15 ft/(30 ft) = 1/2 = 0.50