While hiking the Appalachian Trail you start at an elevation

While hiking the Appalachian Trail, you start at an elevation marker that that shows elevation 6280.9 feet. After walking on the trail for a horizontal distance of 7455.0 feet, you come to another elevation marker that shows elevation 6980.9 feet. Based on the information given calculate the average slope of the hill you have just climbed. Express the answer as a percentage. 2. The elevations of two points along an inclined path are A 419.75\' and B-424.90. The horizontal distance between the two points, along the path, is 72.0 a. Calculate the distance from point A to the 423.2 foot elevation point b. Calc ulate the elevation from the location answered in part a, 6 foot in distance downhill .

Solution

2. Average Slope = 9(6980.9 - 6280.9)/ 7455 ] x 100= 9.389 %

3. a . Horizontal distancce of point = [(423.2-419.75)/(424.9-419.75)] x 72 = 48.233 ft

Slope distans = (48.233² + 3.45²) ^1/2 = 48.35 ft