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A contractor is roofing a house. The contractor considers a roof to be steep when the roof rises 5 in., or more, for every
12 in, it runs. The following graph is a model of how steep the roof is. Does the contractor believe the roof is steep, and
what is the slope of the roof?

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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, [tex](x_0, y_0)[/tex] and [tex](x_1, y_1)[/tex], the slope is given by change in y divided by change in x, that is:

[tex]m = \frac{\Delta_y}{\Delta_x} = \frac{y_1 - y_0}{x_1 - x_0}[/tex]

  • 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 [tex]\Delta_y = 0[/tex] and [tex]m = 0[/tex], 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.

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