The Stoosbahn's slope is 1/2. When you ride it to the top, you travel 4,929 feet horizontally. How far do you travel vertically?

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minhkhang · Answer

Answer: 2464.5 ft      Step-by-step explanation:   Given  Slope is  frac{1}{2}  Horizontal travel is 4929 feet  and Slope is given by    Rightarrow  text{Slope}= dfrac{ text{Vertical travel}}{ text{Horizontal travel}}     Rightarrow  dfrac{1}{2}= dfrac{Y}{4929}     Rightarrow Y=2464.5  ft  Therefore, vertical travel is 2464.5 ft

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