Question 80 - Review - Chapter 1¶
Problem:¶
A driveway up a hill has a slope of 1:9. We travel a horizontal distance of 300m
Question:¶
a) What is the ascend (in m)?
b) What is the corresponding distance measured along the way?
Solution:¶
If the slope is 1:9, the ascend is $\frac{1}{9}th$ of the horizontal distance.
For the distance along the way, we use Pythagoras:
$
\begin{align*}
& way = \sqrt{distance^2 + ascend^2}
\end{align*}
$