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What is gradient or slope?

Updated: 9/24/2022
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Slope is rise/run, or vertical height/horizontal distance.

If a hill rises 100 feet high over a horizonatl distance of 1000 feet, it has a slope of 100/1000 = 0.10. Thais one -tenth slope, or one-tenth gradient, which is a 10% grade.

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