by "[Mr.] Lynn Kurtz" <kurtzDELETE-THIS@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Oct 13, 2005 at 04:12 AM
On Tue, 11 Oct 2005 06:26:32 GMT, "hightone" <t****vpershad@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
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>Hi,
>
>I need help to figure how to do this problem: 10 x 1:12.
>
>My goal actually is to find the height of a ramp where the slope of
>each section is 1:12 (what does that mean?) and the base is 10.00 m.
>
>Thank you,
>Tone
The slope is 1 / 12 which means for every meter along the base it
rises 1 /12 meter. So if its base is 10 meters long it rises....?
--Lynn
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