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5 April, 07:30

if a staircase has 8 inches of rise for every 12 inches of thread, what is the slope of the staircase?

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  1. 5 April, 08:18
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    14.4 inches (to 1 decimal place)

    the rise and tread are at right angles to each other and the slope is the hypotenuse of the right triangle formed

    using Pythagoras' identity

    slope = √ (8² + 12²) = √ (64 + 144) = √208 = 14.4 (to 1 dec. place)
  2. 5 April, 10:55
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    Using the formula for m=slope=ystep/xstep the slope of your staircase is 8/12 = 2/3 and hence 66.6% slope
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