Measuring the slope of a roof

Group 1: Sophie Ortiz Blades, Joani Torreglosa, Alysson Alleyne, Isaias Mendieta.

11° J.V.A.

Description:
Suppose that you are an architect, you are building a house in a country
where it rains to much; so, you have to ensure that the roof will scatter water
efficiently to prevent water from infiltrating inside the roof and damage the
building’s interior. Now, the owner doesn’t wants such a steep roof because he
doesn’t like it. The roof’s measurements that the owner gave you are: 10
meters for the run and 5 for the rise. Now, you are going to measure the slope
of it to ensure that the roof (with that measurements) will scatter correctly water
to prevent it from damaging the inside of the house.

Materials:
o Slope formula.
o Computer (to record the results).
o Notebook (or sheet of paper) for the procedure.
o Pencil.
o Calculator.
o Measure of the riser.
o Measure of the tread.

Procedure:
 Get the formula to calculate slope: slope= riser/tread.
 Replace the values.
 Solve the division.
 Use the trigonometric inverse function tanθ-1.
 Write down the result.
 Determine how well the roof will scatter water away to prevent water from
infiltrating to the interior of the house.

Results and Explanation:

The roof will efficiently scatter the water; then, the internal structure of the
building will not be damaged by water getting in the inside.
The slope of our roof is 26.57°. The recommended slope for roofs in really
rainy places is equal or greater to 18.43°; since the slope of our roof is greater
than the given value, the roof will easily scatter water away.