Calculating the slope of a road in % and degrees
With this function, the slope of a road can be converted from degrees to percent. Select angle or the percentage and enter their value. Then click on 'Calculate' button.
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\(\displaystyle slope(\%) = 100 \space tan(deg)\)
\(\displaystyle deg =atan\left(\frac{slope(\%)}{100}\right) \)
The slope in percent indicates how much the slope of a defined route is. A slope of 8% means that the road rises 8m over a length of 100m.
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