by Dave Guadagni

Answer for Last Week's Puzzler

A 12 in 12 roof slope is 45 degrees.

What is the angle of a 24 in 12 slope?

What are the rise and run of a 90-degree slope?

Answer: 

A 24 in 12 slope is about 63 degrees. A 90-degree slope is vertical and would have an infinite rise with a zero run. 

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The answers to this week's puzzler will be published here next week.

Dave Guadagni, AIA, is an architect with Robertson/Sherwood/Architects

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