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A hiking trail rises 9 feet for every horizontal change of 150 feet. What is the slope of the hiking trail?

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Answer:

18

Explanation:

User Steffen Langer
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For this you can use Pythagoras' Theorem. The slope is the longest side, c"2.

9squared + 150squared = 306

Square root 306 = 17.49 feet

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