Take West to Be the Positive Direction

question 17

Multiple Choice

Take west to be the positive direction.The height of a sloped roof above the place you are standing is 13 feet.If you move 5 feet to the west, the height is 7 feet.What is the slope of the roof line? ​

• A) -1.20 feet
• B) 1.20 feet
• C) -0.63 feet
• D) 1.61 feet

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Definitions:

Benjamin Rush

Considered the "Father of American Psychiatry," he was an 18th-century physician who made significant contributions to the understanding and treatment of mental illness.

Dorothea Dix

An American activist who significantly improved the care and treatment of the mentally ill through tireless advocacy and the establishment of numerous psychiatric hospitals in the 19th century.

Deinstitutionalization

The process of replacing long-stay psychiatric hospitals with less isolated community mental health services for those diagnosed with a mental disorder.

Misery

a state of great distress or discomfort of mind or body.