Physics (5th Edition)
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Author: James S. Walker
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Chapter 3, Problem 7PCE
A One-Percent Grade A road that rises 1 ft for every 100 ft traveled horizontally is said to have a 1% grade. Portions of the Lewiston grade, near Lewiston, Idaho, have a 6% grade. At what angle is this road inclined above the horizontal?
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