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maximiliano
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...I've been calculating this for years...but for some reason thought about it today, and am having a brain f#rt!
I suspect I've been mis-calculating all this time. Math help please to calculate PERCENT slope :)
Le's say I am driving (one way up a hill), and the following stats are the result of my drive :
1- Distance traveled: 10,000 feet (per the odometer)
2- Elevation gain over that distance: 1,000 feet
Question- What's my average slope PERCENTAGE??
Would I simply take the distance traveled (10,000) squared PLUS the rise (1,000) squared...and get the RUN by taking the square root of the result...which comes to ~10,050. Thus, 1,000 rise divided by 10,050 run is 9.95% slope? Or...is it late and I'm confusing myself?:uhh:
I suspect I've been mis-calculating all this time. Math help please to calculate PERCENT slope :)
Le's say I am driving (one way up a hill), and the following stats are the result of my drive :
1- Distance traveled: 10,000 feet (per the odometer)
2- Elevation gain over that distance: 1,000 feet
Question- What's my average slope PERCENTAGE??
Would I simply take the distance traveled (10,000) squared PLUS the rise (1,000) squared...and get the RUN by taking the square root of the result...which comes to ~10,050. Thus, 1,000 rise divided by 10,050 run is 9.95% slope? Or...is it late and I'm confusing myself?:uhh:
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