Problema Solution
A long string with a balloon at the end was tied to the ground. After a breeze came up, the balloon was 55 feet to the right of where it was tied and 30 feet above the ground.
What is the slope of the line between the balloon and the point where it was tied?
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The slope of a line is the ratio of the change in y over the change in x.
The slope is defined as the rise/run (rise over the run).
If we plug in our numbers we get: 30/55, which simplifies to 6/11.
Therefore, the slope is 6/11.