Question

A contractor is roofing a house. The contractor considers a roof to be steep when the roof rises 5 in., or more, for every

Answer 1

Using the slope, it is found that the correct option is:

No, the contractor does not believe the roof is steep because the slope is 0.

Given two points, $(x_0, y_0)$ and $(x_1, y_1)$, the slope is given by change in y divided by change in x, that is:

$m = \frac{\Delta_y}{\Delta_x} = \frac{y_1 - y_0}{x_1 - x_0}$

• The slope measures the inclination of a graph, and if it is zero, the graph is not steep.

In this problem, y is always the same value, hence $\Delta_y = 0$ and $m = 0$, which means that the roof is not steep, and the correct option is:

No, the contractor does not believe the roof is steep because the slope is 0.

A similar problem is given at brainly.com/question/24674549