Question

A certain westbound U.S. highway truck route near a river has a downhill grade of 9%. (a) Explain what a 9% downhill grade means. A 9% downhill grade for a segment of road means that the decrease in elevation of the road over the segment is 9% of the change in horizontal distance over the same segment. In other words, for every

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Answer:

A) A 9% downhill grade means that the decrease in elevation of the road over the segment is 9% of the change in Horizontal distance over the same segment. In other words, for every 100 horizontal feet the road descends 9 feet and the road has a slope of 0.09 vertical feet per horizontal foot.

Step-by-step explanation:

A Certain westbound U.S highway truck route near a river has a downhill grade of 9%

A) A 9% downhill grade means that the decrease in elevation of the road over the segment is 9% of the change in Horizontal distance over the same segment. In other words, for every 100 horizontal feet the road descends 9 feet and the road has a slope of 0.09 vertical feet per horizontal foot.

In other to make things clear, lets assume

for X = 1 , y = 9% = 0.09

for y =  9 , x = 9 / 0.09 = 100

slope = y/x = 0.09 / 1 = 0.09