If a run is 10 feet and the slope 1% what is the rise?
rise/run = slope
rise/10 = .1
rise = 10(.1) = 1
To find the rise, we need to determine the vertical change in elevation for a given horizontal distance. In this case, the run is 10 feet, and the slope is 1%.
The slope is expressed as a percentage, which means that for every 100 units of horizontal distance (run), there is a vertical change (rise) of 1 unit. In other words, for every 100 feet of horizontal distance, there will be a 1-foot rise.
To calculate the rise for a 10-foot run, we can set up a proportion using the ratio of the horizontal distance to the vertical change.
Let "x" be the rise we are looking for. The proportion can be written as:
10 feet of run / x feet of rise = 100 feet of run / 1 foot of rise
Cross-multiplying the proportion, we get:
10 * 1 = 100 * x
Simplifying the equation, we find:
10 = 100x
To solve for "x," we can divide both sides of the equation by 100:
10 / 100 = x
Calculating the division, we get:
0.1 = x
Therefore, the rise for a 10-foot run with a 1% slope is 0.1 feet (or 1.2 inches).