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I interpreted the slope given in the problem (6.4%) as a constant. A constant which would have to be ignored in order to use straight line displacement. This is not homework, it is a qualifying question for a contest. here is the text; The fastest time ever run at Pikes Peak is 7:57. That’s...

I am thinking that at a 6.4% slope the straight road would be longer than the curved road. Possibly 73916.5 feet or 13.999 miles long. I used a right triangle with a height of 4721 feet and calculated a base of 73765.625 feet based on the height and slope. Then Pythagoras did the rest.