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What is the angle of a 25% slope ?

 May 14, 2016
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If the slope is 25% then the road must RISE 25 feet for every 100 feet of horizontal distance

 

tan x = opposite/adjacent = rise/run = slope = 25/100 = .25

Arctan(.25) = x = 14 degrees

 May 14, 2016

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