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Old 10-02-06 | 07:17 PM
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Smple slope formula rise/run ex: 100 feet rise an 250 feet distance is steep!

100ft/250ft=0.4 or a 40% Grade, a cliff with a vertical drop is undefined grade because you can't divide by 0, and a 7% grade = 7ft rise in 100 feet traveled
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