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1 month ago

Find the slope of a pipe that slopes down 2/5 inch per foot.

Mathematics

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zzz [12.3K]1 month ago

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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's begin.

According to the problem, the pipe descends $\frac{2}{5}$ inches per foot.

1 foot = 12 inches[/tex]

This means $y=\frac{2}{5}$ inches

$x=12$ inches

Thus, the slope can be expressed as: $\frac{y}{x}$

So the slope equals $\frac{\frac{2}{5} }{12}$

the slope results in $\frac{2}{12*5}$

the slope evaluates to $\frac{2}{60}$

the slope is $\frac{1}{30}$ : therefore the answer is $\frac{1}{30}$ : Answer

babunello [11.8K]1 month ago

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Answer:

$m=\frac{1}{30}$

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine the slope, divide the rise by the run to calculate the slope.

Note that

1 ft = 12 in

Let

y ----> the rise

x ----> the run

m ----> the slope

$m=\frac{y}{x}$

the values are given as

$y=2/5\ in$

$x=1\ ft=12\ in$

$m=\frac{y}{x}$

substituting these values gives

$m=\frac{(2/5)}{12}$

$m=\frac{2}{60}$

Simplifying further

$m=\frac{1}{30}$

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