Slope/Examples/Arbitrary Example 1
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Examples of Slope
A slope or gradient of $1$ in $4$ indicates a vertical distance of $1$ unit for every $4$ units travelled along the road.
This is also indicated as a ratio $1 : 4$ or a fraction $1 / 4$, or can also be expressed as the angle of slope, that is, $\arcsin \dfrac 1 4$ or a percentage, that is, a $25 \%$ gradient.
Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): gradient: 1. (grade)
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): gradient: 1. (grade)