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A line has a slope of 1/2 and a run of 50. Find the rise of the line.

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A line has a slope of 1/2 and a run of 50. Find the rise of the line.

Slope = Rise/Run

We're given a run of 50, so let the rise be r. We have:
r/50 = 1/2

To solve this proportion, we type it in our search engine and we get:
r = 25
 
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