Question

Two cities are separated by 200 miles. City X has an altitude of 122 meters and City Y has an altitude of 260 meters. Calculate the altitude gradient between the two cites.

Answer 1

Answer: 0.69 m/ mile.

Explanation:

The altitude gradient between two cities X and Y = $\dfrac{\text{Altitude of City Y - Altitude of city X}}{\text{Distance between two cities}}\times100\%$

Given: Two cities are separated by 200 miles.

City X has an altitude of 122 meters.

City Y has an altitude of 260 meters.

The altitude gradient between two cities X and Y =

$\dfrac{260-122}{200}=0.69\text{m/ mile}$

Hence, the altitude gradient between the two cites = 0.69 m/ mile.