The pitch of a roof is its slope. The roof of a home rises vertically a distance of 7 ft through a horizontal distance of 14 ft. Find the pitch of the roof.

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Mardann · Answer 1 · 2023-06-07T18:35:59+0000

Answer:

The pitch is 1/2.

Explanation:

Slope is rise over run. The rise(vertical value), is 7, and the run ( the horizontal value), is 14. 7/14 simplifies to 1/2.