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A ladder rises 20 feet for every horizontal change of 4 feet. What is the slope of the ladder? PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A ladder rises 20 feet for every horizontal change of 4 feet. What is the slope of the ladder? PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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A ladder rises 20 feet for every horizontal change of 4 feet. What is the slope of the ladder? PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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User Nabin
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slope=rise/run
(run means horizontal)
so the slope=20/4
simplify
slope=5
:)
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User Jay Slupesky
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the slope is  y/x    20/4=5  meaning as it rises 5 feet it will horizontaly change by 1 foot
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User Marc Anton Dahmen
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