Brendan enjoys mountain biking. He has found that the maximum gradient up which he can cycle is 0.3 and the maximum gradient that he can safely descend is 0.5. his map has a scale of 2cm to 1 km with contours every 25m. What is the minimum distance between the contours on his map that allows him to go uphill? Give step by step calculation with figure

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Brendan enjoys mountain biking. He has found that the maximum gradient up which he can cycle is 0.3 and the maximum gradient that he can safely descend is 0.5. his map has a scale of 2cm to 1 km with contours every 25m.
What is the minimum distance between the contours on his map that allows him to go uphill?

Give step by step calculation with figure

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