This includes the slope of the first climb of the coaster. From your drawings, you've determined that the climb starts 5 metres from the loading station at a height of 5 metres above the ground. The top of the climb is located 40 metres away from the start of the climb at a height of 25 metres off the ground. The technicians will build the climb portion of the track in halves, so you also need to determine the height of the track halfway up the climb. Use square grid paper or the attached Student Activity Sheet draw the above slope.
Ground level is bottom line of grid, and acts as the x-axis.
Draw a scale outline of the rise and run legs of the slope for the roller coaster. Use this formula to calculate the slope. Now, determine the mid-pint of the slope. Manually measure distance from ground to mid-point of slope. Record your answer.