Given:
[tex]\begin{gathered} stretch\text{ }distance=600feet \\ rises\text{ }distance=30feet \end{gathered}[/tex]To Determine: The slope
The slope is given by the formula
[tex]slope(s)=\frac{rises\text{ distance}}{stretch\text{ distance}}[/tex]Substitute the given into the formula
[tex]\begin{gathered} s=\frac{30feet}{600feet} \\ s=\frac{1}{20} \end{gathered}[/tex][tex]s=0.05[/tex]Hence, the slope is 1/20 or 0.05
