In a stairway, the slope of the handrail is the ratio of the riser to the tread. if the tread is 12 inches long and the riser is 8 inches long, find the slope.
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a.
2/5
c.
2/3
b.
3/2
d.
5/2

In the diagram, points d and e are marked by drawing arcs of equal size centered at b such that the arcs intersect ba and bc. then, intersecting arcs of equal size are drawn centered at points d and e. point p is located at the intersection of these arcs. based on this construction, m , and m