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What is the slope of a ski that runs the Descends 15 ft for every horizontal change of 24 ft

What is the slope of a ski that runs the Descends 15 ft for every horizontal change of 24 ft
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What is the slope of a ski that runs the Descends 15 ft for every horizontal change of 24 ft

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\bf slope \implies \cfrac{rise}{run}\implies \cfrac{\textit{vertical change}}{\textit{horizontal change}}\implies \cfrac{\stackrel{\stackrel{\textit{descends, so is negative rise}}{\downarrow }}{-15}}{24}\implies -\cfrac{5}{8}

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