The Mount Washington Cog Railway in New Hampshire is one of the steepest cog railways in the world. A section of the railway has a slope of approximately 0.37. In this section, a vertical change of 1 unit corresponds to a horizontal change of what length? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.
+129852 A slope of 0.37 means that, for every 100 feet of horizontal change, the vertical rise = 37 feet
We can use a proportion here
.37 / 1 = 1 / x cross-multiply
.37x = 1*1
.37x = 1 divide both sides by .37
x = about 2.702 units [ with the 702 part repeating] = 2.70 rounded
+129852 A slope of 0.37 means that, for every 100 feet of horizontal change, the vertical rise = 37 feet
We can use a proportion here
.37 / 1 = 1 / x cross-multiply
.37x = 1*1
.37x = 1 divide both sides by .37
x = about 2.702 units [ with the 702 part repeating] = 2.70 rounded
+129852 I couldn't be that smart, Hayley.......I had to look up what "TBH" means......LOL!!!!!!
